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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 ...

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 ...

A probe into a cheating scandal involving Texas teachers and their credentials is expanding in North Texas. We first reported on the scandal last fall, where educators in Houston were accused of ...

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 ...

A statewide teacher certification cheating scandal is growing, and 25 more North Texas educators have been added to the list.

The list of teachers under investigation by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for allegedly obtaining fraudulent teaching certificates has grown, and more than a third of the newly named educators are ...

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 ...

Job turnover among teachers in Texas remains high after hitting a record in 2023, when more than 13% left their jobs. In 2022, after 11.5% of teachers left, Gov. Greg Abbott commissioned a task force ...

TOLAR, Texas — Teachers of Tomorrow, an alternative teacher certification program, has announced a North Texas art teacher as its 2025 Teacher of the Year. Jennifer Feuquay, who teaches art and ...

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Sixty new Texas teachers —including 24 from the Houston area—have been added to the list of educators being investigated for allegedly participating in a local cheating ring that resulted in fake ...