Only 3 Wisconsin teacher preparation programs are devoting enough time to math, report says

Only 3 Wisconsin teacher preparation programs are devoting enough time to math, report says

Nearly a quarter of Wisconsin fourth graders lack basic math knowledge. The National Council on Teacher Quality says that's because only one in eight colleges are adequately spending enough time preparing future teachers to teach fundamental math topics. The post Only 3 Wisconsin teacher preparation programs are devoting enough time to math, report says appeared first on WPR.

Is Math Teacher-Prep Not Teaching Enough of the Basics?

A report says the programs should provide future teachers more training number sense, algebraic reasoning, and other foundations.

New: Teacher Preparation in Math Is NJ's Forgotten Stepchild - NJ Education Report

In New Jersey, the teacher preparation requirements are so low that prospective K-6 educators take only 39% of the recommended coursework in math content to earn teaching degrees, the fourth worst among all states and the District of Columbia. That’s according to a report issued today from the National Council on Teacher Quality, “Solving for Math Success.” While there has been much attention paid to deficits in teaching reading, math instructio…