Alaska has a quality alternative licensure system for college graduates. Those folks do not need to redo college all over. The just need to acquire the requisite skills to show they can meet the requirements to teach in the state in terms of subject matter mastery and the knowledge and skill to actually teach students effectively. Sometimes acquiring those skills can take a couple of years. Sometimes it can take less time. And none of this has a thing to do with NEA or NEA-Alaska. In fact, NEA-Alaska supported the development of an alternative licensure system about 15 years ago, particularly for the members of the military who wanted to stay in Alaska and teach after they left the service.