Alternative certification for schoolteachers is booming: More than one out of every five new teachers is alternatively certified, and nearly every state allows teachers to forgo traditional ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State’s Department of Education has approved three new teacher certification degrees at the University at Albany. UAlbany will now offer Bachelor of Science degrees in ...

Region 18 Education Service Center has revamped its alternative certification program in collaboration with The New Teacher Project, a national organization. The first information session on the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- As school districts across the country continue to grapple with a teacher shortage, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is ramping up efforts to recruit, retain and grow ...

Washington, D.C. — Alternative teacher certification programs that are run outside of institutions of higher education (IHE) are an especially varied group that have enjoyed steady growth in ...

Corrected: This article originally included an incorrect reference to the state with the “all purpose” certification program studied. That program is in Massachusetts. A new study looking at “fast ...

As a graduate of Marshall University with a degree in mathematics, Forest Rowley still wasn’t sure which career path was right for him. “So I started out the year substituting a little bit, and then I ...

CADDO PARISH, La. - Caddo Parish Public Schools is now accepting applications for the next cohort of Caddo Teaching Academy (CTA) for individuals seeking to gain a teaching certification. The ...

The Rapides Parish School Board is trying to make it easier to attract people to teaching, passing a motion Tuesday to create a program open to anyone with a college degree. All nine board members ...

Teachers spoke to IndyStar for a story about how cuts to education degree programs could worsen the teacher shortage. Here's what state universities had to say about those fears.