Teacher Preparation
Teacher training programs are facing profound challenges. Enrollment in traditional programs is down while alternative routes to the classroom proliferate. Amidst a growing call for raising the quality of the U.S. teaching force, The Hechinger Report is examining whether teachers are being adequately prepared.
TEACHER VOICE: Looking back on my first year of school
Cold sweats, insomnia and giving up the script in third-grade science
OPINION: The difficult discussions about gun violence that we can’t afford not to have
'Classroom conversations are one vital way to start small'
In professional development for online teachers, highlighting failure led the way to success
The success story may be more exciting, but this district’s leader says the initial failure is important, too
TEACHER VOICE: Is the cost of student-teaching worth it?
'The financial downside was crushing'
Switching sides in the teacher wars
In Rhode Island, Deborah Gist was an education reformer pushing school accountability. Then she came to Oklahoma, where the biggest challenge is getting schools the basics.
OPINION: Hometown teachers more likely to ‘stay in school’
The community ties that bind education
COLUMN: Remembering former NYC Schools Chancellor Harold Levy: A champion for children and a real mensch
Levy did many things in life, but most loved being chancellor
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COLUMN: The future includes good (human) teachers
Some things just can’t be automated, and a teacher who makes you think is one of them
TEACHER VOICE: Helping underserved students in Jamaica to learn, while learning a few lessons of my own
Four teaching tips from overseas
TEACHER VOICE: ‘I was quickly overwhelmed’ — The case for mentoring new instructors
How strong statewide programs could help