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Education
Proposing No New Teacher Schools
Gongwer News Service, July 11, 2005
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Michigan has a
growing number of teacher preparation institutions, but a
shrinking percentage of their graduates are finding work in the
state, the Department of Education said in proposing that the
State Board of Education approve a moratorium on new teacher
schools.
There are currently 15 public and 19 private teacher preparation
programs in the state and the board is expected to approve two
more at its meeting in Bloomfield Hills on Tuesday. But
department officials have asked that the not approve any new
applications until at least July 30, 2008.
In a report to the board, the department noted that of the more
than 8,000 teacher candidates in 2003-04, only 29 percent found
work in a Michigan school. That was down from 50 percent in
2001-02.
"The four-to-six (or more) years spent working with new
institutions limits staff focus on quality initiatives with
currently approved institutions, including work on standards for
specialty programs, and the review of current teacher
preparation programs," the report said.
The proposal would halt work on as many as six pending
applications for approval of teacher preparation programs, but
the report noted that those programs could appeal to the board
if they felt there were extenuating circumstances surrounding
their applications.
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