May 2026
Across the country, districts are facing declining teacher retention and recruitment rates. It’s more important now than ever to understand how prospective teachers can obtain accreditation and how the process can be made more accessible to working class individuals.
Join AIR senior researchers Amanda Danks, Lynn Holdheide, and Cheryl Krohn as they break down Alternative Teaching Pathways.
Key Conversation Points
3:20 Defining Alternative Teaching Pathways
7:26 Defining Teacher of Record
9:58 Comparison of teaching programs
13:23 Demand for Alternative Teaching Pathways
16:06 Financial support through Alternative Teaching Pathways
21:06 Holdheide and Krohn leave final remarks as they discuss what they had wished they’d known about Alternative Teacher Pathways
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