Alternative Certification

Teaching Profession Confusion at the NEA Over Teach For America
There seems to be an awful lot of confusion among the 9,000 delegates at the National Education Association's Representative Assembly over how the Teach For America program works.
Stephen Sawchuk, July 5, 2009
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Teacher Preparation Connecticut Loosens Certification Requirements
In something of a nail-biter, the Connecticut legislature passed a bill in the waning days of a special session that will broaden some of the state's certification requirements. Like other states, Connecticut officials anticipate retirements in the near future and hope to attract more young teachers, as well as professionals seeking new careers.
Stephen Sawchuk, June 23, 2009
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Teacher Preparation Is N.Y.C. Prioritizing TFA for Hiring?
That's basically what American Federation of Teachers prez Randi Weingarten indicates in this letter to the district, reports Elizabeth Green at Gotham Schools.
Stephen Sawchuk, May 18, 2009
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Teacher Preparation Oklahoma Adopts ABCTE Program
The Oklahoma legislature just OK'd (sorry, I couldn't resist) the certification of teachers through the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, a national alternative-route program.
Stephen Sawchuk, April 23, 2009
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Teacher Preparation Follow-Up: Improving Alternative Certification
The Center for American Progress held a panel discussion on Friday regarding its paper on how states can improve alternative-certification programs (see Stephen’s post).
Liana Loewus, March 3, 2009
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Teacher Preparation Improving Alternative Certification
Today, the Center for American Progress released a paper about how states could work to improve alternative certification programs, and it explores the fundamental tension that such programs face: Ensuring that these programs both fit the needs of people who want to enter teaching (i.e., with flexible hours and a faster pathway to teaching), but also appropriately prepare candidates for success in classrooms.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 27, 2009
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Teacher Preparation Scores Unaffected by Teacher-Training Route
Students with teachers from alternative programs do no worse than those with teachers from traditional programs, a study finds.
Mary Ann Zehr, February 23, 2009
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Teacher Preparation ABCTE Has Record Enrollment Despite (Because of?) Poor Economy
I think Liana's on to something when she suggests below that the economic downturn could benefit alternative certification, as newly laid-off professionals seek stable jobs and think about changing careers.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 12, 2009
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Teacher Preparation Scores Found Unaffected by Teacher-Training Route
Students with teachers from alternative programs perform no worse than those with teachers from traditional programs, a study finds.
Mary Ann Zehr, February 9, 2009
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Early Childhood Teach For America Said Boon to D.C.
Teach For America’s expansion into preschool is having positive effects so far, at least in the District of Columbia, a study suggests.
Linda Jacobson, December 8, 2008
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Teacher Preparation At Ed Debate, Sparks Fly Over Merit Pay, TFA
Yesterday's testy education debate between Barack Obama's education adviser, Linda Darling-Hammond, and John McCain's education aide, Lisa Graham Keegan, got even testier when subjects like teacher performance pay and alternative-preparation routes like Teach For America cropped up. (To watch the whole debate at Teachers' College, register here).
Vaishali Honawar, October 22, 2008
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Teacher Preparation Texas Eyes Tighter Rules for Teacher-Candidates in Alternative Pathways
A boom in providers that offer alternative routes to teacher credentials in Texas has sparked a move by the state to set higher standards for preparation programs.
Vaishali Honawar, September 12, 2008
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Ruth Petkaitis, a graduate of Connecticut’s Alternate Route to Certification, teaches kindergartners music at Mary M. Hooker School of Environmental Sciences in Hartford, Conn.
Ruth Petkaitis, a graduate of Connecticut’s Alternate Route to Certification, teaches kindergartners music at Mary M. Hooker School of Environmental Sciences in Hartford, Conn.
Photograph by Christopher Capozziello for Education Week
Teacher Preparation Study Details Barriers to Career-Changers Going Into Teaching
To tap into the large pool of potential teachers outside the field, policymakers should rethink the training and recruitment of midcareer professionals and address pay and working conditions, a new report suggests.
Stephen Sawchuk, September 10, 2008
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Teacher Preparation From Teach For America to Obama’s Camp
Two TFA alums are taking the teacher corps' message to another realm as volunteer advisers to Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.
David J. Hoff, August 12, 2008
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