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Study identifies the high costs of becoming a teacher

DATE:  August 11, 2026

Aspiring teachers invest substantially more time, money and more coursework toward their bachelor’s degrees than other undergraduate students.

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EPIC works with state and district partners to create a targeted research agenda to learn which reform strategies are most effective, where, when and for whom.

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