This publication presents the current approval status of the 45 public and non-public colleges and universities in North Carolina that offer programs leading to initial and advanced-level teacher certification. Specific approved programs are listed for each college or university. Also included is information on the current status of the two…

The Academy for Educational Development (AED) sent a research team to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) on October 23-24, 2008, to conduct interviews with individuals who play important roles in the university's teacher preparation program. These interviews, along with additional documentation provided by UNCG and identified by…

This publication presents the current approval status of each of the 44 colleges and universities in North Carolina that offer programs leading to initial and advanced-level teacher certification. Programs leading to certification of professional school personnel may exist at the 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-year levels. Certification at the fourth-year…

This publication presents the current approval status of the 45 colleges and universities in North Carolina that offer programs leading to initial and advanced-level teacher certification. It also includes information on the current status of the two teacher education consortia which offer teacher education programs in North Carolina. Included in…

This booklet presents the 1999 listing of approved teacher education programs in the state of North Carolina. For each college, the booklet lists the college's name and address and offers names, telephone numbers, fax numbers, and e-mail addresses for the chancellor, provost, deans, associate deans, and licensure officer. For each college, there…

Today, in the United States of America, preparing accomplished teachers who are committed to equity may be among the most important keys to the survival of their democratic way of life. In a society in which the ability to learn is increasingly essential to individual and societal success, the ability to teach powerfully--that is, to teach in ways…

Blackwell, Futrell, and Imig (2003), in their article "Burnt Water Paradoxes of Schools of Education," present a dismal picture of the challenges and inconsistencies facing schools, colleges, and departments of education. These criticisms have accelerated over the past few years and have been fueled by the current federal government's…

In 1988, the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations commissioned an outside evaluation of the School Career Development Pilot Program initiated in 1985. The evaluator's major responsibilities were to assess the operation of the 15 pilot programs, and to make recommendations about the future of the Career Development Program (CDP).…

The Education Professions Development Act (EDPA) Part B, Subpart 2 authorizes a state grant program to provide local school districts with funds to meet shortages of classroom personnel by recruiting persons from the community, providing them with intensive short-term preservice training, and putting them to work in classrooms. This final report…

This article describes a collaborative process that parents, teachers, consumers, and advocacy groups in North Carolina used to successfully establish a permanently funded university training program specializing in visual impairments, the Visual Impairment Training Program. Within this process several factors were identified that contributed to…

For five years running, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has tracked states' teacher policies, preparing a detailed and thorough compendium of teacher policy in the United States on topics related to teacher preparation, licensure, evaluation, career advancement, tenure, compensation, pensions and dismissal. The 2011 State Teacher…

By the year 2000, the minority teaching pool is projected to shrink to five percent, although the minority population will increase to one third of school-age students nationally. To help persons entering teaching via alternate routes, Project ACT (Alternative Certification for Teachers), an accelerated alternative licensure program was developed.…

An overview is presented of the actions of the General Assembly and the State Board of Education of North Carolina in authorizing a number of education proposals focusing on the accountability of school personnel. Progress highlights in the efforts to improve and maintain quality teacher preparation programs are outlined; these highlights cover…

Section one of this report on the status of teacher education in North Carolina summarizes recommendations of the Task Force on the Preparation of Teachers involving: (1) reform of teacher education programs; (2) quality assurance program improvement; (3) teacher certification and program approval; (4) continuing professional…

The National Teacher Examinations (NTE) performance of students with similar Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores who attended five predominantly Black and 10 predominantly White universities were studied. When grouped by race, both Black and White graduates of predominantly White institutions received higher NTE scores than Blacks and Whites…