NCTQ Teacher Prep Review EMBARGOED COPY
12:01 AM Tuesday June 18th, 2013 A REVIEW OF THE NATION’S
TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS
2013 2013 EMBARGOED — UNTIL 12:01 AM, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013
AUTHORS: Julie Greenberg, Arthur McKee and Kate Walsh
OUR THANKS TO: NCTQ Teacher Preparation Studies department, with adroit oversight from Robert Rickenbrode: Graham Drake, Marisa Goldstein, Katie Moyer, Chase Nordengren, Ruth Oyeyemi, Laura Pomerance, Hannah Putman and Stephanie Zoz Expert consultants: Richard Askey, Andrew Chen, Marcia Davidson, Deborah Glaser, Mikhail Goldenberg, Roger Howe, R. James Milgram, Yoram Sagher and Anne Whitney Subject specialists: Heidi Abraham, Mary Alibrandi, Melissa Brock, Sarah Carlson, Susan Clarke, Aileen Corso, Gordon Gibb, Robert P. Marino, Nancy Nelson-Walker, Felicity Ross, Julie Shirer, Jamie Snyder, Jessica Turtura and Shirley Zongker Analysts: Katherine Abib, Andrew Abruzzese, Paul Aguilar, Cheryl Anderson, Naomi Anisman, Gail Arinzeh, Alex Au, Christian Bentley, Kate Bradley-Ferrall, Tara Canada, Erin Carson, Justin Castle, Alicia Chambers, Theodora Chang, Kimberly Charis, Bridget Choudhary, Hester Darcy, Melissa Donovan, Zachary Elkin, Amy Elledge, Michelle Crawford-Gleeson, Nikee Gof!gan, Samantha Greenwald, Whitney Groves, Catherine Guthrie, Sumner Handy, Bess Hanley, Chelsea Harrison, Stephanie Hausladen, Heather Hoffman, Sean Hutson, Anne Kaiser, Kate Kelliher, Maria Khalid, Rebekah King, Susan Klauda, Michael Krenicky, Jay Laughlin, Alicia Lee, Christine Lincke, Michelle Linett, Karen Loeschner, Leslie Mazeska, Shannon McCutchen, Ashley Miller, Natasha Ettienne, Rosa Morris, Dina Mukhutdinova, Ashley Nellis, Elizabeth Panarelli, Christina Perucci, Christina Poole, Rebecca Rapoport, Lynn Reddy, Kara Anne Rodenhizer, Emily Rohde, Mary Rohmiller, Kelli Rosen, Shobana Sampath, Carolyn Semedo-Strauss, Julie Shirer, Patrick Sims, Shlon Smith, Sheryl Stephens, Lindsey Surratt, Winnie Tsang, Ben Turner, Laura Updyke, Myra Valenzuela, Patricia Vane, Mariama Vinson, Alexandra Vogt, Paige Wallace, Karin Weber, Jeanette Weis"og, Christine White and Julie Wilson Graduate Fellows and Interns: Amy MacKown, as well as Tom Byrne, Stephanie Fabro, Josh Henderson, Crystal Moore, Glynis Startz and Derek Wu Database Design and Technical Support: EFA Solutions Cover design: Cricket Design Works
NCTQ BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Barbara O’Brien, Chair, Stacey Boyd, Chester E. Finn, Ira Fishman, Marti Watson Garlett, Henry L. Johnson, Clara M. Lovett, F. Mike Miles, Paul Pastorek, Carol G. Peck, John L. Winn, Vice Chair, and Kate Walsh, President
NCTQ ADVISORY BOARD: Sir Michael Barber, McKinley Broome, Cynthia G. Brown, David Chard, Andrew Chen, Celine Coggins, Pattie Davis, Michael Feinberg, Elie Gaines, Michael Goldstein, Eric A. Hanushek, Joseph A. Hawkins, Frederick M. Hess, E.D. Hirsch, Michael Johnston, Barry Kaufman, Joel I. Klein, Wendy Kopp, James Larson, Tom Lasley, Amy Jo Leonard, Robert H. Pasternack, Michael Podgursky, Stefanie Sanford, Daniel Willingham and Suzanne Wilson
Additional materials for NCTQ’s Teacher Prep Review can be retrieved at www.nctq.org/teacherPrep. This webpage provides access to a variety of materials, including more detailed !ndings by state, by standard and by individual program; resources for program improvement; rationales and scoring methodologies for each standard; and more information about outside advisory groups and expert evaluators. EMBARGOED — UNTIL 12:01 AM, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 EMBARGOED — UNTIL 12:01 AM, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013
Table of Contents
Funders ii
Acknowledgments iii
Executive Summary 1
I. Introduction 5
II. Program Ratings 13
III. Findings by Standard 37
IV. Recommendations and Next Steps 57
V. Methodology 67
VI. Conclusion 89
Endorsers 95
Endnotes 101
i EMBARGOED — UNTIL 12:01 AM, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 EMBARGOED — UNTIL 12:01 AM, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 Funders
The NCTQ Teacher Prep Review was made possible by the following foundations: National Funders Carnegie Corporation of New York The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation Gleason Family Foundation The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Laura and John Arnold Foundation The Teaching Commission Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Anonymous (2) Searle Freedom Trust
State Consortia and Funders Arizona Consortium Massachusetts Consortium The Rodel Charitable Foundation of Arizona Barr Foundation B&L Foundation (dissolved in 2012) The Boston Foundation Long!eld Family Foundation California Consortium The Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation Chamberlin Family Foundation Tre"er Foundation Anonymous (2) The Lynch Foundation Colorado Consortium Sidney A. Swensrud Foundation The Anschutz Foundation Minnesota Consortium Donnell-Kay Foundation MinnCAN: Minnesota Campaign for Achievement Delaware Consortium Now Rodel Foundation of Delaware Mississippi Consortium The Longwood Foundation Walker Foundation Georgia Consortium Barksdale Reading Institute The James M. Cox Foundation The Bower Foundation The Zeist Foundation, Inc. Phil Hardin Foundation The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Foundation For The Mid South
Hawaii Consortium Missouri Consortium Chamberlin Family Foundation Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Idaho Consortium New Jersey Consortium J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation Anonymous
Illinois Consortium New York Consortium Finnegan Family Foundation The Bodman Foundation Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation Osa Foundation William E. Simon Foundation Polk Bros Foundation Ohio Consortium Anonymous Cleveland Foundation Iowa Consortium The George Gund Foundation Rockwell Collins, Inc. Oklahoma Consortium Kansas Consortium George Kaiser Family Foundation Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Williams Companies Maryland Consortium Tulsa Regional Chamber The Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation The Abell Foundation Pennsylvania Consortium Goldsmith Family Foundation The Heinz Endowments Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation William Penn Foundation Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation Tennessee Consortium Benwood Foundation Hyde Family Foundations
Texas Consortium ii www.nctq.org/teacherPrep Houston Endowment Sid W. Richardson Foundation EMBARGOED — UNTIL 12:01 AM, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 EMBARGOED — UNTIL 12:01 AM, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 EMBARGOED — UNTIL 12:01 AM, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the following individuals and groups for their many contributions to the NCTQ Teacher Prep Review
Technical Panel: Sir Michael Barber, Tony Bennett, David Chard, Edward Crowe, Deborah Gist, Dan Goldhaber, James Guthrie, Joseph Hawkins, Kati Haycock, Edward J. Kame’enui, Barry Kaufman, Cory Koedel, Thomas Lasley, Doug Lemov, Susanna Loeb, Mark Schug and Suzanne Wilson
Audit Panel: Diane Garavaglia, Rebecca Herman, William H. Schmidt and Amber Winkler
For being the !rst to identify viable methods for assessing the quality of teacher preparation programs: David Steiner with Susan Rosen
For assistance developing the invaluable system we call ‘Revstat’, which allowed us to stay on track and constantly monitor the quality of our analysis: UPD Consulting of Baltimore, Maryland (http://www.updconsulting.com)
For pro bono legal assistance: Deborah M. Lodge at Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC