Texas officials are making progress toward creating a new bilingual special education teacher certification, which advocates hope will set a national example for states serving students dually ...

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 ...

(KWTX) - 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. Central ...

Special education has grappled with chronic staff shortages for decades. But efforts to support and retain new teachers can shortchange the specialized needs of educators serving students with ...

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 ...

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 ...