Teacher Preparation
Data on teacher preparation programs and completions

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Teacher Preparation in the South: Click the options below to explore the data.

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Regional Highlights

2020-21 marked the first time in nearly a decade in which the total number of people completing teacher preparation programs increased in the South. However, this was followed by a decrease again the following year (2021-22).

The small drops in candidates that occurred each year have added up over time — between 2012-2013 and 2021- 2022, 16,098 fewer candidates completed teacher preparation programs, a significant 23 percent decline.

During the same time frame, the proportion of completed a teacher preparation program through an alternative pathway (vs. a traditional pathway, such as a four-year undergraduate degree) have increased.

Teacher preparation program completions in the SREB region have decreased from 70,297 in 2012-13 to 54,199 in 2021-22. This is a 23 percent decline.

The proportion of candidates completing teacher preparation programs via alternative pathways has grown across the South — from 27 percent in 2012-13, to 36 percent in 2021-22.

 

 

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State Spotlights

Texas reports annually on the age of teachers earning their initial certification by which type of preparation program they completed.Minimum, median, mean and maximum ages of newly certified teachers in Texas by preparation route (alternative, undergraduate. post-baccalaureate, out-of-state and all routes).

Spotlight Source: Texas Education Agency. New Standard Certified Teacher Ages by Preparation Route 2017-18 Through 2022-23.

 

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