More than half of new Texas classroom teachers who joined the profession last year lacked certification. Education leaders ...

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 ...

The state Teacher Incentive Allotment program will allow some Beaumont ISD educators to make six-figure salaries beginning ...

But both the breadth and duration of uncertified instructors in classrooms since the pandemic is unprecedented. Now, states like Texas—where an unintended loophole made districts’ use of uncertified ...

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State rules require districts to offer bilingual or special language programs when 20 or more students in a grade share a language—a threshold Katy ISD meets in 18 languages, said Rosie Pratt, ...

Texas education officials hope a newly approved certificate for aspiring teachers who complete a residency program will encourage more potential educators to complete the rigorous program and enter ...

TEXAS, USA — This story was originally published by our content partners at The Texas Tribune. Read the full version here. Lawmakers want to turn the tide on the growing number of unprepared and ...

NORTH TEXAS – The Texas Education Agency has identified more than 100 educators who are under investigation for allegedly cheating on certification exams. Fifty of them are from districts in North ...

In 2021, the Texas legislature passed House Bill 2256, mandating the creation of a bilingual special education teacher ...