The U.S. Department of Education recently proposed new regulations on teacher education preparation programs that largely mirror the “value added measures” approach focusing on teacher accountability in K-12 schools.
For some perspective from experts in music teacher education, you can read the Society for Music Teacher Education’s updated post Public Comment on Proposed Rules for Teacher Preparation Program Reporting.
For a sense of the general perspective on the proposed regulations among experts in teacher education you might be interested in this statement from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE).
The Music Education Policy Roundtable also recently released “A Statement by the Music Education Policy Roundtable on U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Teacher Preparation Regulations Overhaul.” Among other issues, the statement suggests that the U.S. Department of Education consider the National Association for Music Education’s recommendations on teacher evaluation.
Additional information and resources are available at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)’s dedicated resource site.
The public can view the proposed regulations and contribute their perspectives on or before February 2 2015.