West Virginia Receives "C-" For State Teacher Preparation Policies

New report from the National Council on Teacher Quality examines West Virginia's efforts to ensure that all new teachers are classroom-ready; report provides roadmap for helping the state improve teacher preparation policies.

 2013

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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 West Virginia with a tailored analysis, Improving Teacher Preparation in West Virginia, 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 West Virginia in relatively short order.


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