[7] The study requested information from teacher education programs including textbooks, syllabi, graduate surveys, and admissions requirements.

New data and analysis released in 2020 found teacher preparation made “significant progress on the science of reading instruction”.

[13] However, the study found that only 19 states require aspiring teachers to pass a test that shows they've mastered research-based methods for teaching children to read.

[14][15] Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan commented on the report, saying, "“There has been a great deal of cynicism—and I include myself—regarding the capacity of teacher prep to make changes.

[7] Delaware Governor Jack Markell agrees with the organization, having passed earlier legislation to raise teacher prep entrance requirements.

[7] Diane Ravitch said that she disagreed with the premises of the report, which were "data-mania" and standardized testing, which undermine love of learning and engagement with ideas.

[1] University of Kansas School of Education Dean Rick Ginsberg called the report's methodology "ridiculous", comparing it to an unsatisfactory student research paper.

[7] PBS NewsHour's John Merrow reported that many schools saw the results as a foregone conclusion based on NCTQ president Kate Walsh's reputation as "a harsh critic of teacher education" and thus refused to participate.

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