New York City plans to raise standards for teachers to get certified

November 17, 9:11 PMQueens Education News ExaminerLorraine Cappuccio

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The New York State Board of Regents intends to require new teachers to exhibit capability in the classroom and prove that they can improve test scores before they can gain certification.

According to State Education Commissioner David Steiner this is being planned so that it can be determined whether or not teachers are good in practice as well as being good on paper. Steiner has said he has known of many city teachers who do well with their coursework and certification exams but perform poorly in the classroom.

Final certification would be given after three years of teaching.

Some education experts said that while state officials have acknowledged the correct problem: getting highly qualified teachers into high needs schools- they are uncertain if this proposal is the solution. According to William Baldwin, vice provost at Columbia University's Teacher's College "When you want to attribute learning to a specific teacher it's extremely complicated."

Source: The New York Daily News (11/17/09)