MADISONVILLE, Texas (KBTX) - A widespread certification scandal is shedding light on longstanding gaps in Texas’ teacher certification process. The scandal, involving a Houston-based scheme which ...

Current teacher certification laws create a rigid and deficient process for selecting and employing teachers. Reforming teacher certification laws would provide districts with more flexibility in how ...

The Harris County District Attorney's Office announced criminal charges against five people for a $1 million teacher certification cheating ring. The cheating scheme, which led to the fraudulent ...

Whereas, rigorous research consistently demonstrates that there is little or no correlation between university-based teacher certification and teacher effectiveness;REF Whereas, differences in teacher ...

Texas law is phasing out uncertified teacher hires in foundational subjects, but Corpus Christi ISD doesn't plan to fully ...

The New Jersey Supreme Court upheld a two-year teaching certificate suspension for a Colonia High School teacher who drank alcohol at school.

Enrollment continues to grow in alternative teacher certification programs operated outside of colleges, but the number of students completing these programs is declining. During the COVID-19 pandemic ...

The Teacher Residency program at Drexel University is an accelerated, hybrid, one-year teacher preparation experience unlike any other. Teacher residency programs aim to prepare teachers for ...

HOUSTON – Texas prosecutors have filed felony charges against five people in an elaborate teacher certification cheating scandal, leading to hundreds of teachers in classrooms throughout the state, ...

Many professionals are drawn to the idea of teaching high school chemistry as a second career. In lieu of entering and undergraduate teacher program, alternative teacher certification is a quick and ...

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