More teachers, lower costs?

Dava Saba of the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) has an excellent post poking fun of public university presidents who have committed to add 10,000 new math teachers by 2015.

Saba breaks down the math to reveal that this is a measly six new math teachers per university, per year. He points out that ABCTE (an alternative pathway to teacher certification) added 219 new math teachers last year - 75 more than the year before. The only things holding ABCTE back is restrictive state laws which prohibit these alternative programs. So what is the university’s excuse?

Btw, Saba's progam helps adults become teachers for less than $1,000 - just 5% of the cost of attending the average public university.

What is the holdup with alternative teacher certification in Nevada?