Do states ensure that teachers are classroom-ready from day one?

Across the nation, over 100,000 novice teachers are hired each year, with almost 90 percent having graduated from preparation programs at institutions of higher education. What these programs do to train future teachers ought to matter a great deal to classroom effectiveness, and the standards states set to allow teaching candidates to enter the profession should be indicative of how effective they really expect teachers to be.

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