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BATON ROUGE, La. — Teacher education programs at two University of Çàɬֱ²¥ System schools achieved the state’s highest rankings in the latest report by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), which also acknowledged Çàɬֱ²¥ as the best state in the country in several areas.

Northwestern State University of Çàɬֱ²¥ tied at #4 with the University of Dayton in Elementary Education followed by Çàɬֱ²¥ State University (LSU) at #6.  Southeastern Çàɬֱ²¥ University ranked #28 in Secondary Education with the next highest Çàɬֱ²¥ institution at #127 (LSU).  Northwestern and Southeastern were also among the few universities the report recommends to aspiring teachers as top rated schools with low tuition.

Additional UL System institutions achieving national rankings in Elementary Education were Çàɬֱ²¥ Tech University, Nicholls State University, McNeese State University, the University of New Orleans, and the University of Çàɬֱ²¥ at Monroe.  National rankings in Secondary Education included Northwestern, McNeese, UNO, and Grambling State University.

/news-and-events/ul-system-schools-lead-the-way-in-national-recognition-of-louisianas-teacher-preparation-programs/220;The UL System generates 74% of Çàɬֱ²¥’s graduates in education at its nine universities, and this report reinforces the quality work taking place in those programs,/news-and-events/ul-system-schools-lead-the-way-in-national-recognition-of-louisianas-teacher-preparation-programs/221; said UL System President Sandra Woodley.  /news-and-events/ul-system-schools-lead-the-way-in-national-recognition-of-louisianas-teacher-preparation-programs/220;Special acknowledgment should be given to Dr. Jeanne Burns, Associate Commissioner for Teacher Leadership and Initiatives, and our deans of education for their efforts to put Çàɬֱ²¥ on the cutting edge and also for working with NCTQ to ensure they had access to the information and data necessary to conduct a thorough analysis of our programs./news-and-events/ul-system-schools-lead-the-way-in-national-recognition-of-louisianas-teacher-preparation-programs/221;

In addition to rankings, NCTQ acknowledged Çàɬֱ²¥ as a /news-and-events/ul-system-schools-lead-the-way-in-national-recognition-of-louisianas-teacher-preparation-programs/220;Standout State/news-and-events/ul-system-schools-lead-the-way-in-national-recognition-of-louisianas-teacher-preparation-programs/221; in the areas of Early Reading and Elementary Content.  Under recommendations for state policy makers, Çàɬֱ²¥ was also listed as one of four states that /news-and-events/ul-system-schools-lead-the-way-in-national-recognition-of-louisianas-teacher-preparation-programs/220;have led the way in developing report cards for teacher prep./news-and-events/ul-system-schools-lead-the-way-in-national-recognition-of-louisianas-teacher-preparation-programs/221;

/news-and-events/ul-system-schools-lead-the-way-in-national-recognition-of-louisianas-teacher-preparation-programs/220;While there will always be room for improvement, it is certainly nice to be recognized for what is working,/news-and-events/ul-system-schools-lead-the-way-in-national-recognition-of-louisianas-teacher-preparation-programs/221; said Woodley.

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ABOUT THE UL SYSTEM: The University of Çàɬֱ²¥ System is the largest higher education system in Çàɬֱ²¥ enrolling about 90,000 students at Grambling State University, Çàɬֱ²¥ Tech University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern Çàɬֱ²¥ University, the University of Çàɬֱ²¥ at Lafayette, the University of Çàɬֱ²¥ at Monroe, and the University of New Orleans.