An overview of options available for Federal cooperation in the improvement of teacher education considers possible areas in which government support may be effective. These include: (1) recruitment of talented students; (2) financial support for prospective teachers; (3) improvement grants to schools of education; (4) grants supporting cooperation between high schools and schools of education; (5) support and stimulation of partnerships between teacher education and business and the private sector; (6) encouragement of effective reward systems for effective teachers; (7) support for school improvement efforts; (8) grants for teacher research efforts; and (9) increased efforts in dissemination of findings of educational research and development projects. (JD)