For a brief period, states were required to rank
their teacher prep programs based in part on how much their graduates were boosting student test scores.
Here's an example of how NCTQ mis - reads the research: Standard 13 is «Equity» and judges
teacher prep programs based on whether «The program ensures that teacher candidates experience schools that are successful in serving students who have been traditionally underserved.»
Not exact matches
Ranking
teacher -
prep programs on value - added is usually futile New analysis finds
program rankings
based on graduates» value - added scores are largely random
But this lack of evidence does not prevent NCTQ from confidently declaring that they know what
teacher prep programs should be doing and judging them on that
basis.
For instance, we need to update university -
based teacher prep programs, not eradicate them, as some advocates intimate.
Based on this study of
teacher prep programs, UNC found that TFA
teachers blew away EVERY other cohort.
The National Council on
Teacher Quality, a Washington - based research and advocacy group, has corrected scores for a handful of programs it rated in last year's controversial teacher - prep
Teacher Quality, a Washington -
based research and advocacy group, has corrected scores for a handful of
programs it rated in last year's controversial
teacher - prep
teacher -
prep review.