REALITY: Chicago Public Schools has reserved teaching vacancies for graduates of fast -
track alternative certification programs, despite that such graduates overwhelmingly report that they are ill - prepared for the reality of schools, and have not shown to be more effective at raising student achievement.
Some suggest fast -
tracking alternative certification for second career professionals, but others wonder, Even if the career professionals know their subjects, can they teach them?
Not exact matches
Those opposed to
alternative routes to teacher
certification can stop the movement dead in its
tracks.
Georgia has a strong
track record of reform, including an overhaul of the state's performance standards; redevelopment of state exams; uniform standards for high school graduation; and a law that has led to the approval of 27
alternative providers of teacher
certification.
I'll also be
tracking the degree to which museums and
alternative spaces make real efforts to compensate artists (through W.A.G.E.
certification and other means) and employees adequately.