Teaching Board Boosts Certification Fee to $2,000

By Ann Bradley

The cost of national teacher certification is going up.

The board of directors of the private organization creating a voluntary nationwide system to certify accomplished teachers has raised the fee for candidates to $2,000. The decision last month by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards was widely expected.

The new fee, an increase from the $975 charged to teachers who have undergone the process to date, is more closely in line with the actual cost of administering the assessments. (See Education...