K-12 Teachers Alliance College Partners Named Fastest growing in US, according to Chronicle of Higher Education

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education August 2014 issue, three K-12 Teachers Alliance partner institutions were named in the top twenty for fastest growing non-profit Master’s programs in the country.

Congratulations:

Of the K-12 Teachers Alliance’s 20+ partner institutions, almost all of them rank nationally for their tremendous growth. Those institutions not on the top 30 list have witnessed the most significant enrollment growth in their history since partnering with KTA.

According to Joe Mroz, Executive Vice-President of University Relations, this trend in enrollment growth is just a happy byproduct, rather than the goal, of the K-12 Teachers Alliance mission.

Mroz went on to explain how that initial partnership has grown.

The K-12 Teachers Alliance fosters loyalty among educators, both in regard to selection of graduate schools and in other respects, through its unwavering commitment to service.

The K-12 Teachers Alliance has hosted almost 1,000 events in public, private, charter & contract school buildings across the country in the last year alone. KTA also funds numerous initiatives of K-12 educators annually.

Some of these initiatives include the TeachHUB “Making a Difference” graduate scholarship program, which provided more than $20,000 in scholarships to educators. The K-12 Alliance also provides zero-cost In-service Professional Development, in which KTA provides funding for a school’s continuing education needs. One of the company’s favorite pet projects is a new initiative offering school teachers and students pizza parties.

K-12 Teachers Alliance field personnel regularly meet with K-12 educators in rural, urban and suburban areas in more than 30 states. They have one singular job...to listen to their needs!

Additionally, the K-12 Teachers Alliance in-house representatives also provide exemplary service to the K-12 Teachers Alliance membership. The KTA training program is extensive and disciplined.

Many organizations have a mission; in the case of the K-12 Teachers Alliance, it is fulfilled in absolute terms every day. The wide array of services offered to K-12 educators is one thing, but it is how they are offered that makes the difference.

Growth among K-12 Teachers Alliance membership continues to expand exponentially, as demonstrated through the Chronicle's report. The membership and community is so large now that the K-12 Alliance has reopened our search for further graduate schools of education to accommodate their need.

Partnerships with institutions have been a key component of success for both the K-12 teacher and the institutions.

For example, the K-12 Alliance does not interfere in any way with the school’s academic programming. The college tells KTA the number of students they can accommodate, and KTA meets that number. Further, partnering with KTA will not burden college partners with large volumes of student inquiries as the organization handles all student inquiries in house. KTA maintains exclusive dedicated teams for each college partner at our expense. Teams are trained by the college to gather all the documentation required, processing and delivering decision-ready applicants for the college’s consideration.

K-12 Teachers Alliance contracts are only one year and renewed upon mutual agreement, creating a partnership culture of mutual service to K-12 educators. In partnership with the Alliance, there is contractually no financial risk for an institution, as the organization is not compensated for logistical or processing work performed.

Partnering with the K-12 Teachers Alliance is really quite a coup for the college because KTA only represents one institution in a given city or geographic region. The organization carefully considers a college before selection. Once a partnership is born, that college becomes the only school that KTA represents at their array of hosted events, as well as on its publications, websites, and through its education charities, etc.

These fine institutions have provided superior excellence in graduate programming to KTA membership.