Supporters of certification attribute the low student achievement in the nation's poorest school districts at least partially to the high number of
uncertified teachers working in these districts.
Not exact matches
Charters, under the current rules, are allowed to have up to 15
uncertified teachers — who are at least
working toward their master's.
Idaho also provides an unusual incentive to reduce the number of
uncertified teachers: After a district's total state aid allocation is calculated, the state subtracts the contract salary for every
teacher working in the district without certification.
Barth is the former Achievement First
teacher and principal who allegedly
worked illegally as an
uncertified school
teacher for six years.
Based on these data — which treat compensation,
teacher turnover,
working conditions, and qualifications — each state is assigned a «teaching attractiveness rating,» indicating how supportive it appears to be of
teacher recruitment and retention and a «
teacher equity rating,» indicating the extent to which students, in particular students of color, are assigned
uncertified or inexperienced
teachers.
«We have two
teachers working toward their master's degrees, one certified, one
uncertified,» he said, noting that he pays his
teachers between $ 40,000 and $ 44,000.