Alternative certification for schoolteachers is booming: More than one out of every five new teachers is alternatively certified, and nearly every state allows teachers to forgo traditional ...

In “What’s the Alternative to a Well-Prepared Teacher?”—just published by the National Education Policy Center—my friends and colleagues Chris Goering and Bill McComas criticize the Arkansas Teacher ...

West Virginia lawmakers are working to pass bills that address teacher shortages by creating alternative paths to teacher certification. The House of Delegates recently passed two bills allowing ...

A Houston for-profit company thinks it has a cure for South Carolina's chronic teacher shortage. Teachers of Tomorrow, an outgrowth of Texas Teachers for Tomorrow, says it has helped certify more than ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Experts at Michigan State University released a new report showing the expansion of alternative route programs, which has increased the number of certified teachers throughout ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. With public schools facing a dearth of teachers and traditional teacher-training programs struggling ...

Jack Oliver had a bachelor's degree in business management and two decades of technical training in the Coast Guard when he decided he wanted to teach in Maryland public schools. But to become a ...

ODESSA, TX (KWES) - ECISD provides an online info session for a new alternative certification program for teaching in Odessa. The event takes place Feb. 21 from 5-6 p.m. at the ECISD Special Education ...

The Central New York Alternative Teacher Certification (CNY ATC) program is a fully grant-funded program that offers a pathway to New York State Initial Teacher Certification. It is designed for ...

Montana is changing requirements around teacher licensure in order to fill vacancies in the state. The Montana Board of Public Education voted unanimously Monday to approve an alternative path to ...