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| Title | Pennsylvania Government, Colleges Clash over Teacher Training Mandates |
| Body | From http://www.timesleader.com/news/State__colleges_clash_over_teacher_training_11-14-2008.html State, colleges clash over teacher training College reps say new guidelines will place burden on education major. MARTHA RAFFAELE November 14, 2008 Officials at some Pennsylvania colleges say their authority to shape curriculum is being undermined by changes the state wants in the way elementary and middle-school teachers are trained. The state Education Department is replacing the current elementary education certificate for teachers of grades K-6 with two new certificates — one for teaching students in grades 4-8, and another for pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. All education majors will also be required to take courses in special education and teaching students who are learning English, and new special-education teachers will also need to be certified to teach in regular education classrooms. Liberal-arts colleges worry that by substantially increasing the number of required education courses, the guidelines will weaken their mission of broadly educating students in multiple subjects, said Lex O. McMillan III, president of Albright College in Reading. Read the entire article at http://www.timesleader.com/news/State__colleges_clash_over_teacher_training_11-14-2008.html . |
| Source | Times Leader |
| Inputdate | 2008-11-16 08:17:18 |
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