The Detroit News reports that with a "D+" for the fourth consecutive year, Michigan has earned a D rating in teacher quality once again rank near the bottom of the nation, according to the Quality Counts 2006 national report released yesterday by Education Week. The report says Michigan has done well granting teaching licenses to those who majored in the subject they teach at the high school level, but lacks ongoing efforts to fund professional development or mentoring for new teachers. Only Alaska and Arizona scored worse than Michigan.

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