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This publication updates information from prior surveys of the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the areas of: (1) standards (authorize measures of quality or competency that affect the teaching profession); (2) standards boards (any official state entity that may recommend or establish standards for program approval and for the issuance of licenses); (3) minority teacher recruitment (state-sponsored studies, proposals, legislation, or programs that address the problem of a decline in the number of minorities entering the teaching profession); (4) clinical/field experiences (student teaching or a similar activity); and (5) requirements for entry into and exit from teacher preparation programs. Regular and alternative preparation for licensure is described and options are organized into three categories: requirements for a regular license (those state standards that must be met to earn an initial or advanced teaching credential); emergency or shortage-driven credentials (the process by which a person who does not meet requirements for a regular license may be hired to fill a classroom vacancy when there is a shortage of qualified personnel); and nonshortage-driven alternative preparation for licensure (information on routes to be taken by nontraditional students that provide accelerated preparation for teaching). (LL)

This publication updates information from prior surveys of teacher education policy in 50 states and the District of Columbia in the areas of: (1) standards; (2) standards boards; (3) alternative preparation for licensure; (4) minority teacher recruitment; (5) early childhood education; and (6) clinical/field experience. In addition there is a new section on administrator licensure. The two survey areas, entrance and exit/licensure exams required by state, and minority teacher recruitment, are highlighted in an introductory section. (JD)