Texas’s Path to HB 2: Looking to Past Teacher Certification Policies to Move Forward
This brief reviews the teacher prep and certification policies that preceded HB 2 in Texas.
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Thirty states have adopted teacher registered apprenticeship, but how will this approach impact teacher preparation?
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