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The provisional teacher program and some of the other certificate reforms have helped that. In the last seven years, about a fourth of all new hires by New Jersey schools have come through the alternative route. In addition, the success of the program prompted changes in regular teacher certification. In 1992, the legislature decided to require school districts to provide team supports to all new teachers, including those coming out of teachers colleges. The legislature was spurred by research showing that the alternative-route teachers had greater staying power than traditionally prepared teachers.