TNTP reviews

Flexible work environment, incredibly smart people, everyone wants to do the right thing for their staff and the students we serve.

Fast-track teacher certification for degrees outside of Education. Recognition as a licensed teacher and eligible for full-time salary with benefits. Yearlong virtual and classroom coaching. Online coursework to develop teaching skills. You build a strong network with your cohort peers and training staff. It is a tough, rigorous program, but one can make it work if truly called to the teaching profession. When reading posts that complain about the money that TNTP gets from school districts and charging Teaching Fellows tuition, consider this: Teaching Fellows who successfully complete the 6-week summer training (PST or Pre-Service Training) receive an Alternative License which allows us to teach. This is at no cost to you. It's true that many people relocate and are responsible for living expenses during PST, but that's the choice we make if we want to become teachers. Academy coursework and in-person seminars begin in the fall and tuition is assessed for this portion. The State Department of Education requires student teaching and specific coursework in order to have the Alternative license upgraded to a Standard license in the future. Most people who come through this program do not have degrees in teacher education and if you take courses at a local college, it will cost more than TNTP's tuition.