Certified vs alternative certification. Which teach is more effective?

The National Center for Policy Analysis just released a report that finds teachers who went through the alternative certification were just as effective as those who became teachers the traditional way.

The study used information from the National Center for Education Statistics, a clearinghouse of stats that are gathered by the U.S. Department of Education.

Among the conclusions in the report are that teachers who go through an alternative certification program aren't as effective when they first start out in the classroom but they cover ground quickly.

In the Shreveport-Bossier area we have three- the LSUS teach program, the Centenary program and a new program for those teaching in the charter schools, the Louisiana Teaching Fellows program.  These programs allow would-be teachers to be in the classroom as they persue their certification.