Teacher certification in Texas was an issue heavily addressed in the major piece of legislation, House Bill 2, passed during the previous legislative session. Out of all the new teachers hired in ...

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 ...

This article was originally published in Texas Tribune. When Texas lawmakers passed legislation in 2015 that created a pathway for public schools to hire more teachers without formal classroom ...

AUSTIN, (THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) When Texas lawmakers passed legislation in 2015 that created a pathway for public schools to hire more teachers without formal classroom training, one goal was to make the ...

This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune. Lawmakers want to turn the tide on the growing number of unprepared and uncertified teachers by restricting who can lead Texas classrooms.

The Texas House’s sweeping school funding bill would include limits on which classes uncertified instructors can teach and create pathways for them to get credentialed. (Miguel Gutierrez Jr. | The ...

DALLAS – Texas Education Agency data reveals the types of teaching certifications allegedly bought by at least 50 educators who occupied classrooms in North Texas. The CBS News Texas team examined the ...

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 ...

A Texas Tribune analysis of state data shows the number of uncertified teachers in the state’s public schools has increased by 29% since 2015 AUSTIN, (THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) When Texas lawmakers passed ...

First-year educator Amanda Garza McIntyre interacts with her students at Freeport Intermediate School in Freeport on Aug. 16, 2024. McIntyre transitioned from being an administrative assistant at a ...