Teachers’ unions, long defenders of the teaching profession, are now putting their own spin on an often-criticized component: teacher preparation. The Washington Education Association is in its first ...

A fast-growing collection of teacher-preparation programs designed to recruit and retain more educators—including apprenticeships, residencies and other scholarships—are sprouting up to help fill the ...

A majority of teacher-preparation programs now give aspiring educators opportunities to practice all essential components of reading instruction—but many still train educators in outdated or ...

I recently wrote about my concerns with “grow-your-own” (GYO) teacher programs. The column sparked a bunch of thoughtful reactions, including one note that really caught my eye. Lennon Audrain, ...