Check out our BPS Teacher Preparation Partner programs that can help you get licensure for you to be a teacher in Boston.


Students in an elementary classroom engaged as one student is raising their hand.

Students in an elementary classroom engaged as one student is raising their hand.

Boston Teacher Residency

Boston Teacher Residency, an AmeriCorps program, is a nationally recognized clinical teacher preparation program whose graduates support student achievement from day one and who stay in teaching, continuing to refine and improve their practice.

Four of our talented young educators of color

Four of our talented young educators of color

Donovan Urban Teacher Scholars

The Charles F. Donovan Urban Teaching Scholars program at Boston College is an intensive one-year Masters in Education, M.Ed., program leading to teacher licensure, that seeks to prepare K-12 teachers to work effectively with students and families in urban schools throughout the country.

Teach Next Year

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The Teach Next Year (TNY) Teaching Residency Program at University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston prepares career changers, and recent graduates, to foster academic achievement and social-emotional development for students in the Boston Public Schools and other local and national urban school districts.