This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune. The Brazosport Independent School District is always in need of more teachers — and for a long time, it wasn’t able to find enough. Located ...

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 ...

Teacher apprentice Cody Scarborough leads his AP chemistry class through a lab activity at Brazosport High School in Freeport on May 4, 2023. The end of the school year marked the completion of his ...

Texas Teachers of Tomorrow — the largest educator preparation program in the state — must prove it has fixed longstanding problems or risk losing approval to operate in Texas. PAMOORE / Getty ...

At a time when more Texas teachers are leaving the classroom, the state’s licensing board is considering a new certification exam that could help better prepare new teachers — and perhaps help keep ...

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 ...

Texas hired more than 43,000 teachers this past school year, but that is a 10% decrease from the year prior as the state ...

The Texas Education Agency has placed the University of North Texas’ educator preparation program on probation for the second consecutive year. According to the TEA’s accountability system for ...

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