<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/elementary-education-program-earns-national-recognition.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>06/11/2026</pubDate><title>Elementary Education program earns national recognition</title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>The undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program at Louisiana Tech University has earned an A+ from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) for how well they prepare future teachers to teach reading to elementary students.</summary><image><img src="/news/_images/ae-phillips-classroon-education.jpg" alt="Students in an elementary classroom write at their desks"/></image><tags><tag>Education and Human Sciences</tag></tags></item>