In addition to waiting to take up alternative certification and then suspending work because of the state shutdown, she said the board focused much of its energy on the work of a task force created to consider a tiered teacher licensure system in Minnesota. (minnpost.com)
(Minn.) Lawmakers in Minnesota are reworking the state's teacher licensure system from the ground up in a bipartisan effort to address long standing teacher shortages in career technical education. (k-12daily.org)
Our current teacher licensure systems are «antiquated and have lost credibility with the public,» writes Chris Minnich, executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers, in his guest post on ASCD's Inservice blog. (ascd.org)