The Standard - Article

State leaders commit to efforts to attract and keep teachers in the classroom.

State leaders have a role in ensuring that educator preparation both models and reflects the science of learning and development.

States should explore better means of assessing teachers' classroom readiness.

Lowering teacher standards may fail to solve actual pipeline problems and can create new ones.

State statutes impede students' equitable access to profession-ready teachers.

State policymakers looking to increase recruitment and retention should keep an eye on these long-term trends.

Without urgent attention, the problem of unfinished learning will compound as students advance to later grades.

States can shift away from grade-level myopia to help students catch up.