How are States Leveraging Micro-Credentials to Improve the Teacher Workforce? - elissa Tooley and Lisette Partelow, New America

Today states continue to attempt to address teacher shortages through a variety of different initiatives, so we set out to investigate what has—and hasn’t—changed about the educator micro-credential landscape and how states are using this tool to address shortages and other educator workforce policy goals. New America’s recent report, “When Micro Goes Macro: A Nationwide Review of States’ Educator Micro-Credential Policies,” explores if and how state educator policies are explicitly allowing or encouraging the use of micro-credentials. We found that over 60 percent of states (32, including the District of Columbia) now do so, a 23 percent increase from 2020.

https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/how-are-states-leveraging-micro-credentials-to-improve-teacher-workforce/