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Aragon, Stephanie – Education Commission of the States, 2016
This brief is the first in a series of reports examining the teacher shortage dilemma. It considers what the research says about teacher shortages and highlights recent state task force findings. Designed to guide state leaders in policy decisions, the briefs that follow examine five strategies states are using to address shortages: (1)…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Alternative Teacher Certification, Incentives, Teacher Orientation
Stoker, W. M.; Tarrab, Miguel – 1984
All teacher education students in Texas must pass three minimum competency examinations to be admitted to a teacher education program. The Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST) contains three separate tests in reading, mathematics, and writing. West Texas State University requires all entering freshmen to submit scores from the American College…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Comparative Analysis, Education Majors, Higher Education
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Townsend, Barbara K., Ed.; Ignash, Jan M., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2003
This journal issue focuses on the role of the community college in training K-12 teachers. The chapters included in this volume are as follows: (1) "Community College Roles in Teacher Education: Current Approaches and Future Possibilities," by Townsend and Ignash; (2) "Transfer Issues in Preservice Undergraduate Teacher Education…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs