Teacher Education Reinvented

Teacher residency programs have proven effective in countering teacher attrition. Programs report 80-90 percent retention rates after three years and 70-80 percent after five years, significantly higher than the figure for all new teachers at high-need schools.

How are teachers taught? What kind of formal education do educators receive? Are new teachers being adequately prepared...

The best attorneys enter the profession through full-time clerkships; doctors enter the profession through full-time internships and residencies; and increasing...

Urban school districts across the nation face a continuing shortage of qualified new teachers willing and able to work in...

One of the biggest problems in America’s education crisis is how many teachers drop out before getting much experience under...

Teacher preparation is evolving quickly to become increasingly flexible, adaptive, and inclusive. It is striving to accommodate the diverse needs...

NYU Steinhardt, the nation’s oldest university-based school of pedagogy, plans a residency-based technology-enhanced teacher education program. Pending state approval, the...