Alternative Certification
Teacher Preparation
Number of Calif. Educators With Temp Credentials Doubled in Four Years
California issued more than 10,000 temporary credentials during the 2015-16 school year.
Teacher Preparation
Arizona Is the Latest State to Drop Teacher Training and Experience Requirements
The legislation, which is like similar laws passed in Oklahoma and Utah last year, only applies to prospective educators with experience in fields "relevant" to the subject area they plan to teach.
Teacher Preparation
Utah Lawmakers Look to Institute Test of Teaching Skills
The bill comes just months after education policymakers opened up the teaching profession to people with no teaching experience or training.
Teacher Preparation
Conn. Gives Contested Teacher-Prep Program the Green Light
The Connecticut Board of Education on Wednesday approved a controversial certification program that aims to put more minority teachers into the classroom.
Teacher Preparation
States Loosen Teacher-Licensure Rules Amid Shortage Fears
Concerned about teacher shortages, state licensure boards across the country are making it easier to get certified to teach.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
The So-Called Right to Teach
There is no "right to teach," in a public institution, for compensation. None. Nobody has the right to decide--hey! I think I'd like to work with children, mold their little minds. I'm smart! I'd probably be great--with no preparation or experience whatsoever. The "right to teach" and "teacher shortage" blah-blah masks a darker truth. We're not willing to solve problems--health care, clean water, racism, rampant childhood poverty, neglected schools--with hard work and investment in our collective future.
School & District Management
Gap Growing in Teacher-Turnover Rates: Research
Teachers coming from alternative programs leave the profession at higher rates than their traditionally certified peers, and that gap is growing, a study finds.
Teacher Preparation
Teach For America Vows Recruitment Changes in Wake of Application Drop
TFA will streamline its application process in the wake of a third year of application declines.
Teacher Preparation
Teacher-Preparation Enrollments Continue to Fall, But Less Steeply
Enrollments in teacher preparation are down by 36 percent from 2009, and completers are down by a quarter.
Teacher Preparation
Faced With Deep Teacher Shortages, Clark County, Nev., District Looks for Answers
The Las Vegas-area district, along with state officials and stakeholders, has had to experiment with a number of increasingly urgent initiatives designed to tap new pools of potential teachers.
Teacher Preparation
What I Learned in Reporting About Teach For America's 25th Anniversary
Some key themes from Education Week's series of stories looking at the venerable teacher-placement organization.
Teacher Preparation
At 25, Teach For America Enters Period of Change
Among other new initiatives, the famously protective organization has quietly begun devolving more authority to its 52 regions, some of which are pushing the boundaries of the group's model.
Teacher Preparation
Bid to Spike Federal Teacher-Preparation Regs Fails
The fiscal 2016 spending bill doesn't include a policy rider to prevent the regulations from taking effect.
Teacher Preparation
ESEA-Rewrite Bill Includes Controversial Teacher-Prep Provisions
A proposal in the Every Student Succeeds Act to allow states to set up independent teacher-preparation academies is raising some concerns.