October 4, 2002
Carnegie Corporation Suggests Residencies in Teacher Education
The Carnegie Corporation of New York released a paper last week suggesting a major overhaul of teacher education and calling for teaching to be treated as a modern, clinical profession, complete with two-year "residency" programs.
The report, "Teaching as a Clinical Profession: A New Challenge for Education," describes teacher quality as the most important predictor of student performance. It calls on colleges to create long-term relationships with their teacher graduates, track
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