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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hailey Scott, the daughter of an Austin school district teacher, had long entertained the idea of becoming an educator, but her path to that end hasn’t led her down a traditional certification model.

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.

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 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 ...

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 ...

Lawmakers want to turn the tide on the growing number of unprepared and uncertified teachers by restricting who can lead Texas classrooms. But school leaders worry those limits will leave them with ...