Teacher preparation programs have long been judged on criteria such as licensing exam scores and teacher retention rates. Now, states are moving toward multi-outcome measures, including teacher evaluation ratings, to assess program quality.

UNC researcher and associate director of the Education Policy Initiative at Carolina (EPIC) Kevin Bastian recently led a statewide study of the relationships between teacher preparation programs and their graduates’ evaluation ratings after entering the workforce.

Bastian joins University of Wisconsin-Madison research Peter Goff to discuss his findings and their potential implications for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.

Featured research: Bastian, Kevin C., Kristina M. Patterson, and Yi Pan. “Evaluating Teacher Preparation Programs With Teacher Evaluation Ratings: Implications for Program Accountability and Improvement.” Journal of Teacher Education 69, no. 5 (November 2018): 429–47.