This NY Times article highlights some folks who took alternative routes to become teachers, leaving their primary careers or retirement to complete fast-track programs into the classroom. One of programs mentioned is the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE). Ron Halverson, 52 retired after several years in engineering and finance, but then used the ABCTE program to become a special education teacher at a high school in Boise, Idaho, according to the piece. And Bill DeLoach, 59, worked in business sales and management but left that, completed the ABCTE in science and now teaches high school physics in St. Louis. Among the other programs mentioned in the piece is Career Switchers, based in Virginia.
