The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) approved the first nationally registered K-12 teacher apprenticeship program in Tennessee in January 2022, opening the door to a rapidly growing pathway for prospective teachers. Since then, DOL has approved registered teacher apprenticeships in more than 30 states. The Tennessee Grow Your Own (GYO) model became the first registered teacher apprenticeship program in the country in January 2022. Tennessee's model is designed to foster partnerships between educator preparation programs (EPPs) and school districts and to provide innovative, cost-efficient pathways to the teaching profession by increasing EPP enrollment and growing the supply of qualified teachers.