Do Teachers Need Education Degrees?

Interesting discussion around teachers, degrees and compensation:

"But current teacher training has a large chorus of critics, including prominent professors in education schools themselves. For example, the director of teacher education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Katherine Merseth, told a conference in March that of the nation’s 1,300 graduate teacher training programs, only about 100 were doing a competent job and “the others could be shut down tomorrow.” And Obama administration officials support a shift away from using master’s degrees for pay raises, and a shift toward compensating teachers based on children’s performance."

Read the full story and comments at the NY Times.

University of Cincinnati Online Master of Education

University of Cincinnati's Online Master of Education in Educational Leadership degree program is NCATE accredited, 100% online and can be completed in a little as two years.

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GCU Online Masters Degree in Education

Grand Canyon University Masters in Education Degree Programs
Lists all GCU degree programs as .pdfs including the master of ed programs. GCU has master of ed programs including:

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction: Reading (Non-IR)
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction: Technology (Non-IR)
Master of Education in Education Administration (IR)
Master of Education in Education Administration: Organizational Lead (Non-IR)
Master of Education in Education Administration: School Leadership (Non-IR)
Master of Education in Elementary Education (IR)
Master of Education in Elementary Education (Non-IR)
Master of Education in Secondary Education (IR)
Master of Education in Secondary Education (Non-IR)
Master of Education in Special Education (IR)
Master of Education in Special Education (Non-IR)
Master of Education in Special Education: Certified Special Educators (Non-IR)
Master of Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Non-IR)