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More Paths for Quality Teachers to Enter Colorado Classrooms0
- June 10, 2009
Should college graduates have more options to enter the teaching profession without going through traditional certification programs? Can Colorado expect to make more such options available in the near future? David Saba, president of the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, offers some insights into these questions and others as Colorado continues its search for more high-quality instructors to fill the state’s learning gaps.
READ MOREDouglas County’s Locally Licensed Teachers0
- December 2, 2008
Are there better ways to train and license public school teachers than the current system set up through the state? A waiver from the State Board of Education allows Douglas County School District (DCSD) to creatively fill its instructional needs in areas like math, science, and special education with a streamlined process at the local level. Tune in to hear DCSD Learning Center executive director Mike Lynch explain how the program works with Ben DeGrow, author of a new Independence Institute report on the topic.
READ MOREDouglas County's Home-Grown Teachers: The Learning Center Waiver Program0
- August 25, 2008
Seeking a creative solution to shortages in various teaching positions, Douglas County School District received a waiver from the state of Colorado to license and train its own teachers through the Learning Center. The district currently is able to license teachers in areas such as math, science, and world languages; to provide special education endorsements to teachers in other specialties; and to equip unlicensed professionals with the basic skills to teach more highly specialized courses to high schoolers. The waiver is scheduled to be renewed at the end of 2008, contingent on Douglas County meeting certain performance goals.
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Teachers Without Licenses0
- May 25, 2006
Listen to host Jon Caldara and Education Policy Analyst Ben DeGrow discuss an innovative local education plan, as Douglas County School District seeks to go around the state’s teacher licensure process to bring skilled real world” specialists into high school classrooms.”
READ MORETeachers Without License0
- May 25, 2006
Smart and capable professionals who want to impart their expertise to high school students should have a clearer path to the classroom. Seeking to expand students’ horizons, one Colorado school district has unveiled a creative plan to enlist the services of “real world” specialists who don’t have the time to acquire a teaching license.
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