Episode 24: Strengthening and Diversifying the Teacher Workforce ft. Kate Walsh
Our guest for this episode is Kate Walsh, president of the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ). We discuss the NCTQ’s surprising findings in their recent report, A Fair Chance: Simple Steps to Strengthen and Diversify the Teacher Workforce. They found that the first-time pass rate for elementary teacher content exams is abysmally low: only 46 percent of candidates passed on their first try. We discuss possible explanations for the low pass rates as well as their effect on teacher diversity.
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Episode Details:
- The most surprising results from the NCTQ report
- How colleges are failing to prepare teachers for the licensing exam
- Why Black and Hispanic examinees have even lower pass rates
- The complete lack of transparency in the reporting of pass rates
- Are there viable alternative routes to teacher certification?
Links Mentioned:
- National Council on Teacher Quality
- @nctqkate
- A Fair Chance: Simple steps to strengthen and diversify the teacher workforce
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