Table 1.11. Accountability for effectiveness of teacher education programs, by state: 2011

Table 1.11. Accountability for effectiveness of teacher education programs, by state: 2011–12

State	State publishes pass rates/rankings of teacher-preparation institutions	Programs accountable for graduates' performance in classroom setting	State links teachers and their performance data back to teacher education programs

United States¹	31	16	10

Alabama	Yes	Yes	No
Alaska	No	No	No
Arizona	Yes	No	No
Arkansas	Yes	No	Yes
California	Yes	No	No

Colorado	No	No	No
Connecticut	No	No	No
Delaware	No	No	Yes
District of Columbia	No	No	No
Florida	Yes	Yes	Yes

Georgia	Yes	No	Yes
Hawaii	No	No	No
Idaho	No	No	No
Illinois	Yes	No	No
Indiana	Yes	No	No

Iowa	No	No	No
Kansas	Yes	No	No
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	Yes
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	Yes
Maine	No	No	No

Maryland	Yes	Yes	No
Massachusetts	Yes	No	No
Michigan	Yes	No	Yes
Minnesota	Yes	No	No
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	No

Missouri	Yes	Yes	No
Montana	No	No	No
Nebraska	No	No	No
Nevada	No	Yes	No
New Hampshire	Yes	No	No

New Jersey	No	No	No
New Mexico	No	No	No
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	No
North Dakota	No	No	No

Ohio	Yes	Yes	No
Oklahoma	Yes	No	No
Oregon	No	No	No
Pennsylvania	Yes	No	No
Rhode Island	Yes	No	No

South Carolina	Yes	Yes	No
South Dakota	No	No	No
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	Yes
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes
Utah	No	No	No

Vermont	Yes	No	No
Virginia	Yes	Yes	No
Washington	Yes	No	No
West Virginia	No	No	No
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	No
Wyoming	No	No	No
¹ National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for each column. SOURCE: Quality Counts 2012: The Global Challenge, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2012. Data Source