Expansion of Licensing Test Hits New Bumps

New Hampshire could soon become the fourth state to certify teachers who have earned the Passport to Teaching—a package of alternative teacher-credentialing tests designed by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence.

The expansion of the controversial program, however, comes as new inquiries are being raised over funding the group received from the U.S. Department of Education to craft the tests that target career-switchers or recent college graduates who don’t have education degrees.

U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., has asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate grants totaling $40 million to the ABCTE, which is affiliated with the Education Leaders Council, a conservative-leaning policy...