As Texas’ student population continues to grow and diversify, we must bring comprehensive public and private school choice reform to Texas to ensure that the needs of those students are being met.
Who Teaches the Teachers?
Every state requires public school teachers to be “certified,” and most of that certification runs through a university school of education. New research by TPPF’s Kate Bierly asks a simple question: is that credential actually worth anything? The answer, backed by decades of data, is no. Teacher training used to happen in “normal schools.” The practical, two-year...