The National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) 2016 "Landscape in Teacher Preparation" has examined 875 traditional undergraduate programs that prepare elementary school teachers, finding widely variable levels of quality. Some programs prepare teachers whom parents would love to see in front of their child's classroom. Too many others graduate teachers who still need substantial assistance and experience before they are truly ready for the position they now are authorized to fill. Since 2014, programs have made gains in a few key areas, but still have far to go in others. One of the purposes of this report is to help teacher preparation programs identify which aspects of their programs need revision to enhance their selection and preparation of the next generation of teachers. In addition, states can use these findings to evaluate how they oversee teacher prep programs and to determine how they can help these programs improve. School districts can use the results of this report as a catalog of where to recruit both student teachers and new teachers and as a basis for talking with programs about what needs to be included in their training. High school students planning on becoming teachers and their guidance counselors may also find this report helpful in identifying the best college choices.