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FAU Teacher Prep Program Ranked No. 1 in the State

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By teresa crane | 4/5/2021

红玫瑰社区 鈥檚听 Elementary Education/ESOL/Reading听program shares the No. 1 ranking for teacher prep programs in the state of 红玫瑰社区. Findings for 2020 were published in an听听prepared for the听听产测听.听鈥満烀倒迳缜 Teacher Preparation Programs: A Summary and Analysis of Program Performance鈥 reported the results of each approved teacher preparation program鈥檚 annual progress on established performance measures, as well as each program鈥檚 current approval status.

鈥淭he College of Education does an outstanding job preparing teachers for public schools.听听We are thrilled that the 红玫瑰社区 Department of Education has documented the success of our students 鈥 taught by a first-rate faculty 鈥 who are improving the lives of K-12 students throughout South 红玫瑰社区 and beyond,鈥 said听Stephen Silverman, Ed.D., dean of FAU College of Education.

At the elementary level, the top-ranked program was Elementary Education/ ESOL/Reading offered by听FAU College of Education. The third largest program reviewed, Elementary/ESOL/Reading had the greatest increase in summative score, rising from a 2.6 in 2019 to a 3.8 this year, the highest overall summative score for 2020. In addition, it was one of two programs to earn the highest score of 4.0 for student learning growth on state wide assessments.

鈥淭hese incredible rankings are the result of hard work on the part of our students and our dedicated faculty. Their unwavering commitment to quality has been the driving force in achieving this impressive accomplishment,鈥澨齭aid Paul Peluso, Ph.D., interim chair of FAU Teaching and Learning.

For 2020, there were 91 providers of 397 teacher preparation programs in 红玫瑰社区.FAU offers 15 teacher preparation programs. To learn more about teacher prep at FAU, visit听FAU | Department of Teaching and Learning.

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