emergency teacher certifications

As the state’s teacher shortage persists, so do conversations about lowering qualification barriers to become an educator. What do students lose when traditional certification becomes a luxury this teacher-strapped state can’t afford?

Oklahoma broke its annual record for emergency teaching certifications, and there’s still one more month to go.

More than 2,500 teachers are teaching with an emergency certificate in the early days of school across Oklahoma.

Oklahoma will have a record number of emergency certified teachers heading into the new school year.

Measures focused on attracting and retaining teachers will be considered by lawmakers in February.Oklahoma lawmakers want to turn the tide on a statewide…

As the new school year gets underway, Oklahoma’s teacher shortage persists. The state is on track to set a new record for the number of emergency…

The latest counts of emergency certified teachers in Oklahoma capture a stubborn reality: Classrooms across the state are being staffed by a teacher who…

Oklahoma’s State Board of Education is set to approve a record-breaking number of emergency teaching certifications at its meeting Thursday, a strong…

Reducing schools’ use of emergency certified teachers by 95 percent and boosting high school graduation to 90 percent are some of the goals set by the…

Oklahoma schools are becoming more and more reliant on teachers with no training.A lack of school funding, low pay, and waning morale have driven many of…