Efforts to increase the number of educators from underrepresented and nontraditional teaching groups;
Increased coordination between two-year and four-year colleges to facilitate seamless transfer of teacher preparation students;
Financial incentives for educators, including increased salaries and merit pay based on student learning outcomes;
Intensified partnerships between teacher preparation programs and school districts, featuring formal, structured interactions between teacher preparation programs and schools;
Increased professionalism and improved working conditions (enhanced license reciprocity and pension portability, opportunities for advancement, reduced teaching loads and extra support in hard-to-staff schools);
Comprehensive teacher data systems and research on program effectiveness;
Increased importance of mathematics education for all teacher preparation students; and
Alternative certification programs aimed at high-need areas with assurance that these programs have sufficient rigor, including clinical preparation.
Urge states to make a greater commitment to the infrastructure and facility needs of their public colleges and universities to ensure high-quality instructional and operating capacity. Further, encourage states to provide grants to address sustainability efforts aimed at decreasing energy consumption.