TEXAS (KTRK) -- 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 ...

Lisa Ashmore became a teacher in Texas despite failing to meet one of the most basic requirements - having a bachelor's degree from an accredited university. Ashmore got her degree from Louisiana ...

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 ...

The Texas House's sweeping school funding bill would include limits on which classes uncertified instructors can teach and create pathways for them to get credentialed. (Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas ...