http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/01/13/minn-house-takes-up-alternative-teacher-licensure/
This sounds like a great "quick-fix" program for our lack of teachers in the science math fields. I don't think tenure should be awarded to the teacher until they have completed the requirements seen by most education majors. Kind of like leasing a car, the car isn't technically yours until you're done paying it off.
