WA has 575 new nationally certified teachers

January 8, 2013 @ 3:16 pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - For the fourth year in a row, Washington has more new nationally board certified teachers than any other state except for North Carolina.

Washington has 575 teachers who passed the rigorous evaluation process. The state now has a total of more than 6,800 board certified teachers.

Four Washington districts are among the top 20 nationally for the number of board certified teachers: Bellevue, Federal Way, Seattle and Lake Washington.


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  • Citizen of Krazy Town wrote...
    And yet, Washington just can't seem to pull itself out of the bottom half of rankings
    January 8, 2013 11:03 pm
    In the country. Can't wait for those charter schools to start getting the job done.
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