Education Next
Vol. 9, Issue 1, Pages 70-74
Winter 2009
Abstract
The article discusses the process of teacher certification, noting that
all states have a standard certification process requiring a college
degree and 30 hours of education coursework, and that some states have
a serious alternative certification option that differs appreciably
from the standard option. Those states, it says, have higher rates of
minority teachers and higher student test scores. It states that there
is little evidence that the standard certification route results in
superior teachers.
Citation
Peterson, Paul E., and Daniel Nadler. "What Happens When States Have Genuine Alternative Certification? We Get More Minority Teachers and Test Scores Rise." Education Next 9.1 (Winter 2009): 70-74.