In some school districts, more new teachers have emergency permits than have traditional certifications. As Pennsylvania continues to look for solutions to the nationwide teacher shortage, a state ...

(WHTM)– A Pennsylvania lawmaker says he will introduce a bill that would drastically cut teacher certification fees. State Representative Peter Schweyer (D-134) said this legislation is part of a ...

HARRISBURG, PA — In a sweeping effort to cut red tape and strengthen Pennsylvania’s education workforce, the Shapiro Administration has rolled out major upgrades to college transfer tools and teacher ...

HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is taking bold action to combat its teacher shortage crisis, unveiling a $4.2 million grant opportunity to expand its Certified Teacher Registered Apprenticeship (CTRA) ...

A classroom at Penn Wood High School in Lansdowne, Pa., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. According to Teach Plus, a nonprofit education advocacy group, the statewide teacher shortage is more acute in special ...

Standing in the shadow of Reading High School on Thursday morning, Andrea Jeronimo cracked a sly, knowing smiling. She told the crowd gathered on the stairs in front of the castle-like structure that ...

(WHTM) — Pennsylvania got new laws that aim to combat the teacher shortage, make it easier for military parents who are deployed to retain custody of their child and to terminate guardianship for ...

Schools in Westmoreland County are struggling to fill special education teaching positions. They’re not alone. More than 2,000 teaching positions were vacant in Pennsylvania as of October, according ...

Thousands of teaching positions in Pennsylvania were vacant or filled by someone on an emergency certificate in the past year, leaving education across the state in crisis mode, one industry onlooker ...