Pennsylvania's Alternative Teacher-Licensing Program Draws No Applicants, One Lawsuit

Pennsylvania's new program to provide an alternative route to teacher licensure for college graduates has lured no applicants in its first five months, and now faces a lawsuit filed by education schools and a teachers' union.

The state's Education Secretary, Eugene W. Hickok, unveiled the alternative program last spring as part of the education agenda of Gov. Tom Ridge, a Republican. A spokesman for Mr. Hickok said last week that the program so far had

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