Alternative Certification
Teacher Preparation
N.Y. College's Experience Shows Conflicts Around Ed. School Closures
New York state's decision not to close an education school that had received a searing 2006 accreditation review has left unanswered questions as well as possible lessons.
Teacher Preparation
Teach For America Facing Recruitment Challenges
Teach For America may fall 25 percent short of demand for its teachers, the organization said in a memo to partner districts.
Teacher Preparation
Opinion
The Anti-TFA Protests Are Misguided
Critics like United Students Against Sweatshops should applaud Teach For America, not bash it, former Milwaukee schools chief Howard Fuller writes.
School & District Management
Higher Academic Standing Seen Among Recent New York Teacher Hires
New York is drawing more of its teachers from the top-third of scorers on the SAT exam, and fewer from the bottom third of the pool.
Teacher Preparation
Diversity on the Rise Among TFA Recruits
TFA's newest corps is its most diverse ever, with fully half identifying as people of color.
School & District Management
Two on TFA: Studies Examine Cluster Placements and Older Novices
Two recent studies on TFA examine facets of the program. One continues to find that recruits boosted math scores in Miami schools, although they didn't seem to have much effect on their peer teachers. Another finds that older recruits are more likely to stay in the profession.
Teacher Preparation
Alternative Certification Deemed Weak by NCTQ in New Teacher-Prep Report
The Washington-based group contends that alternative certification suffers from low standards and poor training, just like its traditional, university-based brethren.
Teacher Preparation
Teach For America to Pilot Yearlong Teacher Training, Retention Efforts
Teach For America will pilot an extended teacher-preparation experience, and efforts to retain more of its corps members.
Teacher Preparation
Teach For America: We Support the Common Core
TFA goes on record to support the common-core standards.
Teacher Preparation
Education Researcher Moves Into Certification Business
Teach-Now dispenses with traditional unit-based courses. Instead, candidates complete eight units ranging from assessment to student learning in a digital era.
Federal
U.S. ED To Collect Data on Alternative-Certification Patterns
Federal education officials want to gather information on where teachers in alternative-certification programs are located.
Teacher Preparation
TFA Teachers Shown to Boost Secondary Math Learning
In what opens new questions about how selective alternative programs work, a random-assignment experiment shows that students taught by secondary TFA teachers outperformed their peers.
Teacher Preparation
Study: Teachers In Selective Alternative Routes Match, Exceed Peers
A new study examines how teachers in selective alternative-route programs stack up against their peers.
Teacher Preparation
Walton Expands TFA Grants With $20M More
The Walton Foundation re-ups its support for Teach For America.