INNOVATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION - PROPERLY EQUIPPING AMERICA’S EDUCATORS - Hearing Serial No. 118-64

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Innovative Teacher Preparation: Properly Equipping America’s Educators documents a U.S. House of Representatives hearing held September 25, 2024 by the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education under the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The record includes opening statements and prepared remarks from committee members, followed by testimony from university deans and a CEO representing educator development. It also lists participants, staff present, witnesses, and the official hearing setting in Washington, DC.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages46

Reading Time1 h 56 min

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Opening Statements

Bean, Hon. Aaron (Chairman) - Prepared statement

Bonamici, Hon. Suzanne (Ranking Member) - Prepared statement

Witnesses

Basile, Dr. Carole - Prepared statement

Spooner, Dr. Melba - Prepared statement

El-Mekki, Sharif - Prepared statement

Mendez, Dr. Greg - Prepared statement

INNOVATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION: PROPERLY EQUIPPING AMERICA’S EDUCATORS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, AND SECONDARY EDUCATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION HEARING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 Serial No. 118–64 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and the Workforce ( Available via: [edworkforce.house.gov](edworkforce.house.gov) or [www.govinfo.gov](www.govinfo.gov) U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 57–829 PDF WASHINGTON : 2025 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina, Chairwoman JOE WILSON, South Carolina GLENN THOMPSON, Pennsylvania TIM WALBERG, Michigan GLENN GROTHMAN, Wisconsin ELISE M. STEFANIK, New York RICK W. ALLEN, Georgia JIM BANKS, Indiana JAMES COMER, Kentucky LLOYD SMUCKER, Pennsylvania BURGESS OWENS, Utah BOB GOOD, Virginia LISA MCCLAIN, Michigan MARY MILLER, Illinois MICHELLE STEEL, California RON ESTES, Kansas JULIA LETLOW, Louisiana KEVIN KILEY, California AARON BEAN, Florida ERIC BURLISON, Missouri NATHANIEL MORAN, Texas LORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Oregon BRANDON WILLIAMS, New York ERIN HOUCHIN, Indiana MICHAEL A. RULLI, Ohio ROBERT C.‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT, Virginia, Ranking Member RA´UL M. GRIJALVA, Arizona JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN, Northern Mariana Islands FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon MARK TAKANO, California ALMA S. ADAMS, North Carolina MARK DESAULNIER, California DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey PRAMILA JAYAPAL, Washington SUSAN WILD, Pennsylvania LUCY MCBATH, Georgia JAHANA HAYES, Connecticut ILHAN OMAR, Minnesota HALEY M. STEVENS, Michigan TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ, New Mexico KATHY E. MANNING, North Carolina FRANK J. MRVAN, Indiana JAMAAL BOWMAN, New York Carson Middleton, Staff Director Vronique Pluviose, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AARON BEAN, Florida, Chairman GLENN THOMPSON, Pennsylvania BURGESS OWENS, Utah LISA MCCLAIN, Michigan MARY MILLER, Illinois MICHELLE STEEL, California KEVIN KILEY, California NATHANIEL MORAN, Texas BRANDON WILLIAMS, New York MICHAEL RULLI, Ohio SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon, Ranking Member RA´UL GRIJALVA, Arizona GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN, Northern Mariana Islands JAHANA HAYES, Connecticut JAMAAL BOWMAN, New York FREDERICA WILSON, Florida MARK DESAULNIER, California DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey (II) C O N T E N T S Page Hearing held on September 25, 2024 ..................................................................... 1 OPENING STATEMENTS Bean, Hon. Aaron, Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education ............................................................. 1 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 3 Bonamici, Hon. Suzanne, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education .................................... 4 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 5 WITNESSES Basile, Dr. Carole, Dean, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University ............................................................................................ 8 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 10 Spooner, Dr. Melba, Dean, Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University ...................................................................................................... 12 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 14 El-Mekki, Sharif, CEO, Center for Black Educator Development ................ 19 Prepared statement of .......................................................

FAQs

What hearing is this document recording?

It records the U.S. House of Representatives hearing titled “Innovative Teacher Preparation: Properly Equipping America’s Educators,” held by the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

When and where was the hearing held?

The hearing was held on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Who provided testimony in the hearing?

Witnesses include academic leaders and an education-focused CEO, such as Dr. Carole Basile, Dr. Melba Spooner, Sharif El-Mekki, and Dr. Greg Mendez, each with prepared statements.

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