Sentences with phrase «teacher licensing bar»

If the teacher licensing bar is to be raised, more rigorous state program - approval authority for teacher preparation programs is also needed.

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It was a little surprising to see the AFT take a stand against the edTPA teacher licensing test given President Randi Weingarten's support for similar «bar exams» for teachers, and it got me thinking about «professionalizing» teaching in general.

Four factors perpetuate this patchwork system: from state - to - state, licensure exams are rarely a meaningful measure of readiness to teach; the bar for passing is often set too low; little uniformity exists across state lines; and current processes limit the ability of teachers to easily transfer their licenses to other states.