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Demand grows for alternitive certification.
Emily Feistritzer has been collecting data on alternative ways to certify teachers for the classroom since 1983. Once scorned by the teaching establishment, alternative certification is now available in 41 states, along with the District of Columbia. A former teacher, Dr. Feistritzer currently directs the National Center for Education Information in Washington, where she spoke with the Monitor. There is a new market, and this demand has forced institutions to be more responsive. There is an openness to designing programs for these post-baccalaureate people now, where there wasn't five or 10 years ago.