In a new study that has already raised some hackles, a noted expert on teacher education paints the field as a troubled one in which a majority of aspiring teachers are educated in low-quality programs that do not sufficiently prepare them for the classroom. In his 140-page report, which includes surveys of alumni, school principals, and deans of teacher-training institutions, as well as case studies of 28 programs that cover the wide spectrum of teacher education, Arthur E. Levine, the former president of Teachers College, Columbia University, describes such programs as "unruly and chaotic" Wild West towns that lack a standard approach to preparing teachers. In this article, the author presents a biodata of Arthur E. Levine. The author presents a number of ways to improve the preparation of aspiring teachers, as recommended by Arthur E. Levine in his report. The author discusses the report's controversial elements such as its criticism of the low bar set by quality-control mechanisms for schools of education by states and by NCATE, as well as some flaws of NCATE.