More than a third of newly hired teachers in Texas lack certification, as more and more public school districts turn to uncertified educators amid a statewide teacher shortage, a Hearst analysis of ...

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.

In 2014, with public schools in Texas clamoring for a way to bring in new teachers more quickly, officials allowed alternative teaching certification programs. As staffing shortages have continued to ...

The Texas Senate Education Committee has advanced a bill that would ban diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in K-12 public schools. The bill, SB 12, prohibits schools from considering ...

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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 ...

Houston ISD informed 406 uncertified teachers they cannot return in the 2025-26 school year because they did not make "adequate progress toward certification" within a two-year period. The district ...

Kameron Terrell (left) and Kigan Mutandwa (right), both sophomores, help one another turn on drones during an aviation class at Career Institute North in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. Liz ...