The Harris County District Attorney's Office announced criminal charges against five people for a $1 million teacher certification cheating ring. The cheating scheme, which led to the fraudulent ...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) -- A Florida couple, both educators, entered not-guilty pleas Friday in federal court, after being hit with more than 100 wire-fraud and racketeering charges stemming from ...

State education officials plan to scrap a literacy exam given to prospective teachers and allow certification for some applicants who fail a performance assessment test — moves that critics warned ...

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 ...

TEXAS, USA — The State Board of Education on Friday unanimously rejected a new teacher certification exam that supporters dubbed the solution to prepare and retain new teachers, but critics worried ...

The curriculum for this teacher certificate program at Drexel University is designed for those changing careers into the education field, as well as ...

The proposal calls for a tough new written test There is no single, national standard for teacher certification Education Secretary Arne Duncan commended the proposal WASHINGTON (AP) — Schoolteachers ...

The Texas State Board for Educator Certification recently adopted a new teacher certification exam, called edTPA. On the surface, this is something the state should be applauded for – increasing the ...

New York state’s school governing body has approved changes to its teacher certification process, including lowering the pass score on its licensure exam. New York is one of more than a dozen states ...

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