Allen ISD board members voted last week to apply for a waiver from the Texas Education Agency that would allow it to hire uncertified teachers until 2029. The district is seeking this waiver in the ...

Texas hired more than 43,000 teachers this past school year, but that is a 10% decrease from the year prior as the state continues to struggle with educator shortages since COVID-19.

A decade ago, Texas decided to ease up on its certification requirements and open an alternative pathway for new teachers. The result: More than half of the state’s new public school teachers have no ...

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 ...

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 ...

Students walk down a school hallway. Dallas ISD trustee Ben Mackey says 20% of the district’s new teacher hires lack certification, well below state numbers. Texas’ new state education funding bill ...

Corpus Christi ISD is seeking to delay implementing a state mandate requiring all core subject teachers to be fully certified, which is allowable if approved by the state. The district currently ...