A new study has a strong indictment of the performance-based licensing test edTPA: The test results are not always reliable or precise, and in fact, can be “misleading.” And the researchers argue that ...

If you are someone who cares about public education and teacher quality, please join me in calling on the CT State Board of Education to eliminate the edTPA requirement for teacher certification in ...

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The edTPA is a performance-based, subject-specific assessment and support system used by more than 600 teacher preparation programs in some 40 states to emphasize, measure and support the skills and ...

Teacher-candidates who passed a performance-based licensing test on their first try tended to boost their students’ reading test scores more in their first year of teaching than those who didn’t, ...

Did you know that Connecticut is the only state in New England, including New York, to require college students studying to become public school teachers to take the edTPA? This unnecessary ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. North Carolina is not raising its passing scores for teacher licensure tests out of concern it would reduce the number of educators ...

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The state Assembly and Senate unanimously passed a bill eliminating a time-consuming, unpopular test as a requirement for new teachers in New Jersey on June 29, the last day of the legislative session ...

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The State Board of Education voted not to raise the passing score for teachers taking the edTPA exam to get their continuing professional license. Dreamstime TNS AI-generated summary reviewed by our ...