{"id":2855,"date":"2025-07-25T14:48:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americanboard.org\/blog\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2025-10-13T19:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:17:07","slug":"abcte-reviews-making-your-teaching-dream-a-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanboard.org\/blog\/abcte-reviews-making-your-teaching-dream-a-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"ABCTE Reviews: Making Your Teaching Dream a Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faster, Cheaper, Easier Teacher Certification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in becoming a teacher but can\u2019t imagine going back to college and taking on more debt, you&#8217;re not alone. At this point, you\u2019ve likely explored alternative teacher certification. Leading the way is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanboard.org\">American Board, formerly known as ABCTE<\/a>. 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