Professional development schools play bigger role in preparing teachers for classroom

With K–12 schools pressured to meet academic performance standards under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, colleges have come under increasing scrutiny for how they prepare teachers. In a report released last fall by the Education Schools Project, Arthur Levine, former president of Columbia University’s Teachers College, said, “Teacher education is the Dodge City of the education world. Like the fabled Wild West town, it is unruly and chaotic.” Read how professional development schools in Pennsylvania are working to narrow the gap between the ivory tower and the real world of K–12 education in this article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.