Few dispute that teachers should be ready for the classroom on day one of their careers. But how they’re prepared for the job varies widely. Formal teacher preparation in the United States dates back ...

Classroom-management preparation is intricately tied to beginner-teacher success. Beginner teachers are more likely than their experienced peers to work in challenging schools. When they do not have ...

With growing teacher shortages nationwide, particularly in high-need subject areas and underserved communities, educator preparation programs (EPPs) have a big task at hand: prepare more pre-service ...

Teacher residency programs are transformative models for preparing educators for the K-12 teaching experience. These clinically-rich, immersive programs combine mentorship, year-long co-teaching in ...

A fast-growing collection of teacher-preparation programs designed to recruit and retain more educators—including apprenticeships, residencies and other scholarships—are sprouting up to help fill the ...

The image of teacher preparation has long been associated with student teachers standing at the front of a classroom delivering lessons under the watchful eye of an experienced mentor. While this ...