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Services provided by OPL\/OSBE include: Teacher Education Admissions and background clearances, facilitation of school partnerships, facilitation of clinical experiences, student training and support, faculty training and support, ensuring compliance with state and federal policy for all UT educator preparation programs, management of required state and federal reporting for educator preparation programs, management of state and national accreditation of initial and some advanced educator licensure programs, management of quality assurance and quality control systems for educator preparation\/licensure programs, and issuance of educator licensure for professional educators.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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