Interesting factoid of the day:
In North Carolina, nearly one-third of teachers who were awarded initial certification/licensure received their training in another state.
| State | Percent Trained Out of State (2011) |
| Alaska | 75.3% |
| Wyoming | 70.5% |
| Maryland | 68.5% |
| Hawaii | 57.3% |
| Colorado | 46.4% |
| Vermont | 44.8% |
| District of Columbia | 42.4% |
| Tennessee | 41.4% |
| Kansas | 40.4% |
| North Dakota | 37.2% |
| Idaho | 36.2% |
| Georgia | 35.2% |
| Connecticut | 34.9% |
| New Hampshire | 33.3% |
| West Virginia | 33.3% |
| Rhode Island | 33.0% |
| Washington | 33.0% |
| North Carolina | 32.1% |
| Montana | 30.9% |
| Minnesota | 29.9% |
| South Dakota | 28.9% |
| Alabama | 28.6% |
| Oregon | 27.4% |
| NATIONAL AVERAGE | 26.8% |
| Nebraska | 26.8% |
| Delaware | 26.3% |
| Virginia | 25.5% |
| Louisiana | 24.5% |
| Iowa | 24.5% |
| Missouri | 22.7% |
| Florida | 22.7% |
| Wisconsin | 22.0% |
| California | 18.1% |
| Utah | 17.1% |
| Arizona | 16.5% |
| Illinois | 16.1% |
| Nevada | 15.2% |
| New Jersey | 15.0% |
| Mississippi | 14.4% |
| Massachusetts | 14.0% |
| Maine | 12.4% |
| Ohio | 11.7% |
| New Mexico | 11.0% |
| Kentucky | 10.2% |
| Texas | 9.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 9.3% |
| Oklahoma | 9.1% |
| South Carolina | 7.8% |
| Arkansas | 7.5% |
| Michigan | 7.5% |
| Indiana | 7.3% |
| New York | 0.0% |
