If you feel passionate about the knowledge you have gained through studying or working in an area other than education, and you would like to share that knowledge with the next generation, alternative certification could be your route to the classroom. Alternative teacher certification programs began to proliferate in the 1980s as a response to [...]

Welcome to our Masters in Education series! Check back each week for another profile of an expert educator.  The Council of Chief State School Officers selected Michelle Shearer as the National Teacher of the Year for 2011. Shearer attended Graduate Programs in Education at Walden University, McDaniel College and Gallaudet University. She teaches Advanced Placement chemistry at [...]

Controversy erupted in February after the New York City Department of Education published ratings of 18,000 public school teachers. The ratings have been criticized as inaccurate, and even the team who designed the system recommended against making the data public. New York City teachers and administrators have argued that publishing the ratings has damaged morale, [...]

Whether you are a new teacher who’s looking for your first classroom or a veteran instructor looking for a change of environment, finding the right school for you can be hard. But if you know that the Garden State is definitely where you want to teach, you’ll be glad to hear that New Jersey has [...]

Welcome to our Masters in Education series! Check back each week for another profile of an expert educator.  Geoffrey Canada has a vision of education that is transforming poor neighborhoods throughout America. Born in the notoriously impoverished South Bronx, Canada knew early on that he wanted to create change through education. Canada told the New York Times [...]

Whether you are a new teacher looking for your first school or a seasoned educator looking for the next step in your career, finding the right school can be a challenge. Narrowing your search is an important first step, and selecting a state is a great way to start. If you’ve decided that you want [...]

Welcome to our Masters in Education series! Check back each week for another profile of an expert educator.  Bon Crowder is an innovative STEM educator who is making strides in the world of math education. She has taught math for over 25 years in a variety of capacities—from tutoring young children to teaching university calculus. [...]

Although everyone seems to agree that the U.S. education system is in drastic need of help, there are few proven solutions for education reform being put forward. An exception is the example of the education system of Finland. The small Nordic country with a population of about 5 million has an education system that is [...]

Looking to teach in a public school after studying or working in a field other than education? It’s never too late if you’re willing to learn. These five alternative teacher certifications will get you into a public school classroom and allow you to earn your professional certification while you are actually teaching. Whether you want [...]

The process of finding the right school to teach in can be a long and challenging one. Each school is different, and many teachers spend their entire careers trying to find the one that’s exactly right for them. Since there are so many metrics by which schools can be assessed, it pays to be decisive [...]