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Idaho educator-preparation leaders brief Senate committee on teacher pipeline, retention and literacy initiatives
Summary
Representatives from the Idaho Association of Colleges for Teacher Education told the Senate Education Committee they coordinate across state institutions to prepare teachers, develop alternative pathways, support rural placements, address student mental health, and back statewide literacy and retention programs.
Representatives from the Idaho Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (IACTE) briefed the Idaho Senate Education Committee on efforts to strengthen the teacher pipeline, increase retention of new teachers and expand literacy preparation.
Bridal Blevins, who identified herself as dean of the College of Education at the University of Idaho, said IACTE includes four-year institutions across the state and works with the Office of the State Board of Education and the Idaho Department of Education to align educator preparation. "Educators do make a difference," Blevins told the committee, recounting how teachers shaped her…
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