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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York is investing nearly $14 million in workforce training programs at a dozen colleges to help mold the future educators of the state. On Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

Louisiana’s first alternative program to certify teachers of English learners will seek final approval Wednesday from the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in hopes of addressing a shortage ...

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 ...