IN THE NEWS

June 3, 2004:

• SRI Study Reinforces Disparity in Distribution of Highly Qualified Teachers

May 18, 2004:

• The U.S. Department of Education Announces Transition To Teaching Grant Competition

May 13, 2004:

• New Book Promotes Alternative Teacher Certification

May 12, 2004:

• Panel Discusses Recruiting and Retaining High Quality Teachers

May 7, 2004:

• A Great Teacher for Every Child: John Kerry's New Bargain for America's Children and Teachers
• New Jersey's Alternate Routes Produce More Teachers
• North Carolina Considers Easing Path To Classroom For Out-Of-State Teachers

May 3, 2004:

• Mississippi Expands Alternate Routes to Teaching

April 28, 2004:

• Teaching: Missed Opportunities from Internet Education Exchange
• U.S. Education Department and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Hold International Meeting on Evidence-Based Education from the U.S. Department of Education

April 19, 2004:

• Wanted: Teachers and more teachers

April 13, 2004:

• Virginia allows SAT scores to substitute for Praxis exam

April 8, 2004:

• Temporary teaching certificate unanimously approved by Texas State Board
  

April 2, 2004:

• The National Association for Alternative Certification (NAAC) held its fourteenth annual conference in New Orleans, LA on March 28-31
  • Overview of the NAAC conference
  • Breakout sessions address NCLB policy at NAAC conference

April 1, 2004:

• NY Commission Recommends Expanding Alternative Teacher Certification Programs

March 26, 2004:

• Education Law Center Complaint Alleges High Proportion of Uncertified Teachers in Philadelphia High-poverty Schools

March 19, 2004:

• Idaho Struggles with Use of ABCTE Certification Test

March 17, 2004:

• NCAC featured in this week's issue of the Education Innovator

March 16, 2004:

• U.S. Department of Labor Bureau Predicts High-needs Occupations
  Will Include Teachers at All Levels
  • Graph depicting large growth occupations

March 15, 2004:

• New, Flexible Policies Help Teachers Become Highly Qualified

March 11, 2004:

• NCAC holds meeting to begin data template design for alternate routes

March 9, 2004:

• Texas rules on testing options for entry into teaching
• Georgia opens doors to new teachers through new test-out option

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• Alternative Certification: Intended and Unintended Consequences
• Video from NCAC First Annual Conference
• NCEI receives $2.25 million federal grant to launch new national center for alternative certification