Guide
How to Read Title II Teacher Preparation Data
Title II of the Higher Education Act requires states and teacher preparation providers to report data each year to the US Department of Education. This guide explains every field used on this site.
Fields
- Initial
- First credential for a new teacher.
- Emergency or temporary
- Short-term credential, often for vacancies.
- Career / permanent
- Later-stage or non-expiring credential.
- Duration years
- How long the credential is valid.
- Renewable, renew times, renew years
- Whether and how often the credential can be renewed.
- req_* flags
- Whether a degree, program, tests, clinical work or checks are required.
- Enrollment
- Candidates enrolled with the provider in the year.
- Completers
- Candidates who finished the program in the year.
- Suppressed
- Hidden to protect privacy. Shown here as not reported, never as zero.
- Risk status
- State designation of a low-performing or at-risk provider.
- Newly licensed
- Teachers receiving a first credential in the state.
- Prepared out of state
- Newly licensed teachers who trained in another state.
Frequently asked questions
Why is a value missing?
Blank or suppressed values are not reported in Title II. This site never fills them in.