We hear it all the time- "I'd love to do this program, but I can't afford it!" We hear you. The cost of getting a teaching certification (usually involving going back to school and paying thousands to get a…
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School leaders are struggling to fill each classroom with a qualified teacher. However, a provision created to help was included in the budget Gov. Scott Walker signed Sept. 21. The new legislation allows alternative teacher certification programs to provide…
The school year began last month, but schools in Arizona still need more than 2,000 teachers, according to recent data. However, new rules were recently implemented to provide a solution by reopening alternative teacher certification programs. Such programs provide…
Arizona State Board of Education approved American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence’s relaunch throughout the state during its August 28 meeting. This green light for the alternative path to teacher certification comes after Gov. Ducey’s urging to allow…
Drexel University School of Education is conducting a deep-dive into the validity and effectiveness of American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence’s alternative teacher certification program. The first study Drexel University conducted in 2016 was done to evaluate both…
Amidst the national teacher shortage, one nonprofit is honoring teachers with a social media campaign to share the important work educators do by shaping future generations. American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence launched the #WhyITeach campaign on August…
It can be difficult to know whether the career you picked is the right fit for you until you are actually doing it. Sometimes, the career that was right for you five or 10 years ago is no longer…
Years ago, Shelli Dampier earned her bachelor's degree in English and began using her writing and editing talent for a variety of different industries. "I graduated early from college and was kind of clueless about what I wanted to do,"…
Oklahoma's teacher shortage currently looks like this: more than 1,000 emergency teacher certifications have been issued in Oklahoma during the 2016-17 school year with an estimated 50,000 students being taught by an emergency certified teacher. Amidst the severe circumstances, some…
UPDATE 8/29/2017: You can find the latest Arizona teacher certification news by clicking here. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed an education bill into law on May 2, Teacher Appreciation Day, which he requested from legislators earlier this year. The law…
