MONTREAL ââ?¬â? Your local teachers’ college may be no Harvard, but new research suggests it produces teachers that are just as good.
Stanford University researchers examining the test scores of more than 130,000 students in Houston public schools found that teachers with state-approved certification, usually obtained through up to four years at a teachers’ college, helped produce better scores than those without it. In many instances, they also outperformed those who came through Teach for America, a well-regarded program that recruits graduates of Ivy League colleges and other elite schools.