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State Education Reforms (SER)

Staff Qualifications and Development

States have long been concerned with ensuring the qualifications of teachers and other educational staff. The tables in this section focus on certification and licensure standards for teachers and administrators, teacher induction/mentoring programs, and teacher professional development opportunities. Additional national information about K-12 school staffing is available from the NCES Schools and Staffing Survey.

Data Tables

Table 3.1Test requirements for initial certification of elementary and secondary teachers, by type of test and state: 2010 and 2011
Table 3.2State initial licensure requirements for teacher education in subject area taught, written teacher assessments, and clinical training experiences, by state: 2009–10
Table 3.3States with charter school caps; automatic exemptions, required teacher certification, and identification of special education responsibilities for charter schools, by state: 2009-10
Table 3.4State standards and requirements for administrator licensure, by state: 2009-10
Table 3.5Use of technology and capacity to use technology, by state: 2008–09
Table 3.6State policies regarding teaching of English Language Learner (ELL) students, by state: 2008–09
Table 3.7Requirements for participation in state-funded induction programs and mentoring programs for beginning teachers, whether standards exist for mentors, or reduced-workload policies for first-year teachers, by state: 2009–10
Table 3.8State encouragement and support for teacher professional development and incentives for earning National Board Certification, by state: 2009–10
Table 3.9State policies for helping students pass exit exam, by state: 2005–06
Table 3.10State requires parental notification of out-of-field teachers and state with a ban or cap on the number of out-of-field teachers, by state: 2009–10

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