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| BATON ROUGE – In a speech at Columbia University in New York on Oct. 22, United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recognized Louisiana as "the only state in the nation that tracks the effectiveness of its teacher preparation programs," adding, "Every state in the nation should be doing the same." Duncan was acknowledging a longitudinal study conducted by LSU researchers for the Louisiana Board of Regents. George Noell, an LSU professor of psychology currently on loan to the State of Louisiana Department of Education as executive director for research and analysis; Kristin A. Gansle, an LSU associate professor of curriculum and instruction in the College of Education; and Jeanne M. Burns, associate commissioner for teacher education initiatives, conducted the Value Added Assessment of Teacher Preparation in Louisiana: 2005-2006 to 2007-2008 Background and Results, funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Board of Regents. An overview of the report may be found at http://www.regents.la.gov/Academic/TE/2009/2008-09VA(8.27.09).pdf . "The results have clearly shown that there are differences in effectiveness across teacher preparation programs," the study concluded. "Data shows that while students who have new teachers generally achieve less than teachers taught by veterans, some programs are producing new teachers who are as effective as veterans when they complete preparation. The end result for all teacher preparation programs in the state should be new teachers who are more effective when they complete their program of preparation and higher achieving students in schools." "Colleges of education and district officials ought to know which teacher preparation programs are effective and which need fixing," said Duncan in his speech. "Transparency, longitudinal data and competition can be powerful tonics for programs stuck in the past." - 30 - |
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