I’m reading about the new proposed Federal Teacher Preparation Rules. (They look ok to me, so far.) In any case, I came across this. It is reminiscent of the program I wrote about here.
(See Note below.)
“…a teacher preparation program must provide high-quality teacher preparation in order to be eligible to award TEACH Grants. However, of the 38 programs identified by States as “low performing” or “at-risk,” 22 programs were based in IHE’s [Institutions of Higher Education] participating in the TEACH Grant program….”
(“…The TEACH Grant program…provides grants to eligible IHEs, which…use the funds to provide grants…to eligible teacher preparation candidates who agree to serve as full-time teachers in high-need fields and schools…”)
(Italics added for emphasis.)
From: Executive Summary
of
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Parts 612 and 686
RIN 1840-AD07
[Docket ID ED-2014-OPE-0057]
Teacher Preparation Issues
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
NOTE: In 2009, there were 721 Teach-Grant-Eligible programs. I know how math, and probably most subjects, are taught in three of those schools. I don’t believe they are “high-quality”. Maybe, I’m wrong, but I don’t think so.
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