Oregon, Washington teacher prep programs draw praise from group critical of most colleges of education
In a study of how well more than 100 teacher preparation programs around the country prepare future teachers to manage classroom behavior, the National Council on Teacher Quality says the vast majority fall far short and it "could not identify a single program" that covered all five key techniques in the right way.
In its sparse praise for the way future teachers are taught to bring out the best and stamp out the worst of student behavior, however, the group cited statewide policy in Oregon and the approach of the secondary teacher preparation program at Western Washington University as models.