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 ...

Schools in Texas are struggling to get and keep certified teachers in the classroom, educators say. The Texas Education Agency said that for the 2024-2025 school year, an estimated 30,000 first-year ...

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 ...

Resident teacher Kenedi Barbre checks the work of students in a fourth grade class at Maple Lawn Elementary School, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Dallas. Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer When ...

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 ...

If Texas wants excellent public schools, it must make teaching a career worth choosing and staying in. In recent years, the state has seen the number of educators with alternative certifications or no ...

Fewer teachers considered leaving the classroom this year, compared to 2024, according to a recent report on Texas teachers from the Charles Butt Foundation. In "good news," the percentage of teachers ...

District leaders have long tapped those with special content or professional knowledge to teach, even without prior teaching experience or a teaching certificate. During extended or severe teacher ...

The largest school district in Texas has informed more than 400 uncertified teachers that they will not be allowed to return for the 2025-26 school year despite staffing shortages, the Houston ...

Early in 2025, a scandal rocked the education industry across Texas. An alleged teacher certification cheating ring was uncovered in the Houston area, and two San Antonio teachers were placed on ...