What is the Ready to Teach Program?
The Howard University Ready To Teach Program (RtT) is a federally funded alternative and accelerated teacher certification program targeting recent college graduates, career changers, ethnic minorities, and males for teaching careers. RtT seeks to address teacher shortages in core academic subjects to include English, Mathematics, Reading, Science, and Special Education in partner school districts in Chicago (Illinois); Clayton County (Georgia); Prince Georges County (Maryland); Washington (DC) and Houston (Texas). The program specifically targets those who have previously earned a Bachelor’s Degree and now seek to make a career transition into the teaching profession.