Sentences with phrase «teacher licensure system from»

(Minn.) Lawmakers in Minnesota are reworking the state's teacher licensure system from the ground up in a bipartisan effort to address long standing teacher shortages in career technical education.

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SANTA FE — A state district judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Public Education Department from using its teacher evaluation system to make employment, advancement and licensure decisions until a trial is held next spring.

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.

Currently, teacher licensure processes vary from state - to - state, creating a confusing and inconsistent patchwork system.

Four key results are likely to emerge from ensuring that teacher licensure systems are uniform and include exams that are meaningful measures of readiness to teach.

A confusing licensure system should not dissuade the prospective next generation of teachers from considering a career in teaching.