This report, prepared for the Pennsylvania Professional Standards and Practices Commission, summarizes the major recommendations for reforming the field of teaching as proposed by the Holmes Group and the Carnegie Commission. The paper compares the recommendations with current practice in the areas of career development and governance. Stages of career development--recruitment, selection, preservice education, entry level, permanent level, and advanced level are outlined, and two major questions are addressed: (1) whether a masters degree should be a prerequisite for becoming a teacher; and (2) whether career ladders should exist for teachers. In the governance section, the roles of the state and of a proposed national certification board are examined with respect to: preservice training, licensure and certification, induction and ongoing training, and structuring the occupation of teaching. Two issues are suggested for Pennsylvania to debate: (1) whether a national board should be created and if so, how should authority be distributed between the state and the board with respect to certification; and (2) how the state can insure that all populations are served and how to increase the flexibility of regulations to allow for a more autonomous professional environment in the schools. Two charts highlighting the information presented are included. (LL)