Kelly Field, Washington
The Education Department will release a report on Friday calling for new regulations that would tie teacher-training grants to the test scores of the teachers’ students.
According to sources familiar with the report, the department wants to hold teachers’ colleges accountable for how well their graduates’ future students perform on standardized tests. Under its plan, states would be required to report test scores for students taught by graduates of their federally financed teacher-education programs.
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