Experts say it’s often in the first three to five years that new teachers call it quits and leave the classroom, but a new program involving five Michigan universities working together aims to address some of the issues causing constant teacher turnover.
Michigan State University, alongside Northern Michigan, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan universities are all part of a new cohort within the Education Preparation Provider Collaborative.
“Classrooms are different. Preparing teachers today for very different classrooms for very different needs,” said Chad Waldron, the chairperson of the Department of Teacher and Special Education at Central Michigan University.
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