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 ...

A study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and national Council on Teacher Quality concludes alternative teacher certification programs are proving to be more of a setback to education reform than an ...

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCSC) - With fewer college students wanting to become teachers and many educators leaving the profession, schools across the nation have been struggling to fill the teacher ...

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 ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Scholarship applications are open for Northeastern State University's Alternative Certification for Educators Institute, which provides coursework for non-education professionals to ...

Information sessions will be held in February and March for anyone interested in applying for Ascension Public Schools' Teach Ascension Academy. The academy is an on-the-job professional development ...

A new national report credits alternative teacher certification programs for effectively filling teacher shortages. The report, released in September by the Dallas-based National Center for Policy ...

This article was originally published in Alabama Reflector. An Alabama state representative has filed a bill that would reduce the requirements for alternative teacher certification programs. HB 342, ...

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 ...