The higher education community has been buzzing about Academically Adrift, a new study by researchers Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa about how much students are learning in college. What do the authors conclude? Students aren’t learning much. In fact, 45 percent of students made no gains on the Collegiate Learning Assessment (a test of higher Read more about Academically Adrift in College?[…]
On January 18th, I posted on the upcoming NCTQ and US News & World Report study/ranking of teacher preparation schools. There were lots of questions about what standards would actually be used and if they would be aligned with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards that guide teacher preparation program accreditation. Read more about NCTQ Standards for Teacher Preparation[…]
U.S. News & World Report and the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) today announce the launch of a landmark survey of more than 1,000 schools of education across the country. Unprecedented in its scope and comprehensiveness, the project will rate the quality of teacher training programs currently producing over 200,000 teachers every year. The Read more about Teacher Preparation Ranking[…]