Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bill would end the Praxis core test requirement just months after a new law created a pathway letting teachers eschew the ...

Legislative efforts to repeal a controversial test for Minnesota's aspiring teachers have all but sputtered out this year, but questions linger about whether the exam presents unfair challenges to ...

A New Jersey teachers union wants to change the state's standards for entering the profession. The Garden State currently requires that candidates for teacher certification pass a basic skills test ...

The California Education Code and Title 5 Regulations specify that applicants for a credential, certificate, or permit to serve in the public schools of California must verify basic skills proficiency ...

Prospective Michigan teachers won't have to take the SAT anymore to be certified in Michigan, a move that might help attract more teachers to the profession and help districts struggling with ...

New Jersey will no longer require candidates to take basic skills tests to become a teacher in the state, under a bipartisan law Gov. Phil Murphy signed Monday — the latest change state leaders have ...

House lawmakers are revisiting a new, stricter teacher licensure law that critics say is driving qualified teachers out of the classroom. Last year, the Legislature changed the laws governing teacher ...

The New Jersey Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, has asked its members to urge Gov. Phil Murphy to sign a bill into law that would eliminate the basic skills tests in reading, ...