The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its sixth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, with a special focus on the state laws, rules and regulations that shape teacher preparation. This 2012 edition of the Yearbook provides North Dakota with a tailored analysis, Improving Teacher Preparation in North Dakota, which identifies the teacher preparation policy areas most in need of critical attention, as well as “low- hanging fruit,” policies that can be addressed by North Dakota in relatively short order.