House rebuffs alternative teacher certification proposal (access required)

by Paul Demko
Published: May 11,2010
Time posted: 11:27 pm
Tags: Education Minnesota, Jenifer Loon, Linda Slocum, Randy Demmer, Tom Anzelc

The state House has voted by a 68-65 margin to reject an amendment to the K-12 education bill that would have permitted alternative teacher certification. Supporters of the proposal believe it could help close the achievement gap for minority students by allowing non-traditional licensing programs such as Teach for America into the state's public ...


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