Amid statewide teacher shortages, many Texas school districts have increasingly utilized their district of innovation (DOI) plans to hire uncertified teachers, filling hard-to-staff positions and empl ...
Shelley McClellan, an English teacher at Allen High School leads a talk on the American Dream at Allen High School, in Allen, Texas, Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Anja Schlein / Special Contributor A few ...
Houston ISD plans to seek a delay in meeting a state requirement that core-subject teachers be certified until the 2029–30 school year. The district cited “statewide shortages of certified teachers ...
Texas Teachers of Tomorrow — the largest educator preparation program in the state — must prove it has fixed longstanding problems or risk losing approval to operate in Texas. PAMOORE / Getty ...