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State educator-preparation providers brief Senate Education Committee on teacher pipeline, literacy and retention
Summary
Representatives from Idaho’s regional colleges and universities described educator-preparation pathways, literacy work and research showing mentoring improves teacher retention. Committee members asked about classroom behavior, special education burdens and rural teacher retention.
Representatives from the Idaho Association of Colleges for Teacher Education told the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday that institutions across the state are collaborating on teacher preparation, literacy training and retention supports and urged lawmakers to use institutions as a resource on education policy.
Bridal Blevins, dean of the College of Education at the University of Idaho, and other members of the association described multiple educator-preparation pathways — traditional undergraduate programs, alternative authorizations and programs such as PACE, PACT and IMPACT — and said institutions are partnering with the Office of the State Board of Education and the Idaho Department of Education to offer registered apprenticeship programs for…
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