With about 16,000 of newly certified teachers in Pennsylvania a year, a good question is: How well do colleges and universities prepare them? The National Council on Teacher Quality on Tuesday released a report saying that the picture is "dismal" in Pennsylvania and nationally. "While we know a lot about how to train teachers, those practices are seldom evident in the vast majority of programs," said Kate Walsh, president of the NCTQ. Of about 1,200 elementary and secondary programs rated, only four received all four possible stars, and 101 more received three or more stars. The highest ratings in Pennsylvania were three stars to undergraduate secondary programs at two state universities,...
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