This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Thousands of aspiring teachers are graduating from educator prep programs each year unprepared ...

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 ...

It didn’t take long for me to recognize that a handful of my students could not read the district-provided curriculum. I was surprised, because I thought that by fourth grade, students were reading to ...

A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that only one in eight elementary teacher preparation programs nationwide devote enough time to teaching fundamental math content ...

As cratering test scores intensify California’s resolve to improve student reading, one thing appears certain: the state’s newest teachers need to know how to teach literacy using foundational reading ...

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 ...

(CHALKBEAT) — Elley Kropp wasn’t sure at first if her family would approve of her becoming a teacher. She knew she might make more money as a nurse or a cosmetologist. And she had faced challenges in ...