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 ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is set to sign an $8.5 billion public education spending package into law on Wednesday. It includes money for staff pay, teacher prep, special education, early childhood learning and ...

(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 ...