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Starting in 2015, students must pass a GRE-style exam and earn at least a 3.0 grade-point average in college in order to qualify for SUNY teacher training.
To boost the quality of teachers, the State University of New York is raising the bar for training them.
Starting in 2015, students must pass a GRE-style exam and earn at least a 3.0 grade-point average in college in order to qualify for SUNY teacher training.
The change only affects students who are applying for slots in any of SUNY’s 17 teacher training programs, which prepare about 25% of the state’s teachers. The rest come from other accredited colleges and universities.
Gov. Cuomo promised to address teacher quality by raising the bar on recruitment standards for instructors in his State of the State address this year.
SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher said the new standards show that the state is making progress on that goal.
“The new admission requirements put in place by SUNY will help ensure that all students, and the schools they attend, can be more successful,” Zimpher said.
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