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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 teachers who are trained through intensive residency programs — similar to the pathway doctors take — will soon get extra recognition. State education officials signed off on creating an ...

The future of an embattled teacher preparation company — which enrolls more educator candidates than any other program in Texas — will remain in limbo after a Travis County judge threw a curveball in ...

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 ...

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 ...