Often times when medical professionals add a speciality degree on their resume they are not thinking about a future in education. Now, the University of Florida (UF) has announced a new masters degree program aimed at training doctors to become scholars in their field.

As part of President Barack Obama's call for states to hire more qualified teachers, Jackson State University in Mississippi has announced the launch of a new online masters degree program for educators looking to add an advanced degree to their resume.

As the Obama administration makes a push for schools to recruit qualified science and math educators, Ohio University (OU) has announced that it has been been selected to participate in the Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellowship Program.

Lawmakers say they will revisit ways to fund teaching jobs after a bill aimed at getting more professionals with education experience on their resume back to work was rejected by Senate Republicans.

A new website has debuted to help people interested in pursing a professional career in education navigate exactly what they need to add to their resume in order to qualify to teach in each state.

As President Barack Obama continues to push for the passage of his $447 billion jobs bill, Vice President Joe Biden told teachers' union leaders in New York that the legislation could help save hundreds of thousands of teaching positions across the country.

Professionals looking to apply their experience to a career in education can choose an alternative teaching certificate as way to get into the classroom faster than most traditional programs.

Many teachers who were displaced by the economic downturn may want to think about starting their own home-based business for preschoolers. Now, the California-based Pre K Scholars is offering a starter kit for educators thinking about using their skills to prepare children for kindergarten.

It appears as if there is good news for education professionals looking for work in Central Texas. Teaching is among one of the fastest growing occupations in the region due to an increase in population.

With a new school year set to begin this fall, education officials in Atlanta, Georgia, said they are scrambling to fill hundreds of open teaching positions across the district.