What if every pathway into teaching was affordable and high-quality? This is the north star of Pathways that Deliver: A Policy Framework for Building Affordable, High-Quality Pathways into Teaching. Our report proposes policy solutions – anchored in four mutually-reinforcing, critical conditions – to guide state and federal policymakers to strengthen all teaching pathways.
We believe every pathway into teaching should be:
- Instructionally-focused: Prepare aspiring teachers to understand how students learn and the instructional moves they can make to activate learning.
- Practice-based: Equip aspiring teachers with knowledge and skills that prepare them for the realities of the classroom.
- Accessible: Lower financial and structural barriers so more aspiring teachers can enter and complete quality preparation.
- Innovative & responsive: Adapt to evolving PK-12 teacher and student needs, emerging research, and local context through continuous improvement and creative problem-solving.
Action guides for state and federal policymakers will be released later this fall. Check back later or reach out to us for support with advocating for policy solutions in your state.
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