Alternative education is a subdivision of the regular K-12 program. It is designed to serve students who are at risk of not graduating or who have specific needs that are not met in a traditional setting. These programs provide added flexibility and alternative instructional models to help students overcome barriers and meet the goals of …
The first few years of a teacher’s career are extremely challenging. While new teachers have typically completed a substantial amount of coursework in education and had the chance to practice their craft as student teachers, nothing compares to the on-the-job training teachers receive once they have classrooms of their own. Teachers improve significantly early in …
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced new regulations that will require teacher preparation programs to be more transparent about their effectiveness across a number of measures. According to the ED, these regulations seek to improve outcomes for teacher preparation programs while still affording states the flexibility to determine specifically how performance is …