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Report Finds Illinois Teacher Prep Lacking
CHICAGO (AP) -- A new report says many of the state's most prominent teacher education programs aren't fully preparing teachers for the classroom.

The National Council on Teacher Quality released a report Tuesday. It looks at 111 undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 50 schools across Illinois.

The report says many programs are inadequate, especially in math and reading.

The programs with poor marks included Illinois State University and Northern Illinois University, which are two of the state's largest producers of teachers. Meanwhile, Northwestern University received a favorable rating.

However, some of the schools say the methodology is flawed.

Deborah Curtis is the dean of education at Illinois State University. She says the study didn't include site visits or meaningful research.

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