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Committee debates whether to drop state standardized-test requirement for teacher-preparation admissions
Summary
The committee discussed removing the state law and policy requirement that applicants to educator preparation programs submit ACT, SAT or Praxis core scores for admission, noting potential benefits for underrepresented applicants and concerns about subjectivity and perceptions of lowering standards.
The Educator Licensure Review Committee discussed whether Tennessee should remove the statutory requirement that students seeking admission to educator preparation programs submit standardized-test scores, and weighed trade-offs between widening access and maintaining accountability.
Jennifer Nelson, senior director of educator preparation at the Tennessee Department of Education, summarized the legal baseline: "all students seeking admission to an improved teacher training program must submit scores from a standardized test. So that's ACT, SAT, or the Praxis score, as determined by the state board, and the board can determine what tests are appropriate and rules around those…
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