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Gov. Abbott: 100-Plus Texas Teachers to Lose Certification Over Kirk Comments
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) have announced that more than 100 educators are under investigation and

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Hundreds of Texas teachers under investigation over Charlie Kirk comments
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Roughly 180 complaints filed against Texas teachers for alleged comments on killing of Charlie Kirk
Cobb County teachers on leave over social media reactions to Charlie Kirk's death
Officials with the Cobb County School District say they have begun an investigation over social media posts allegedly written by some of the district's employees over the killing of conservative activ...

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Coastal Carolina dismisses employee, suspends another after social media posts about Charlie Kirk assassination, school says
2 more Mass. teachers placed on leave over comments about Charlie Kirk’s death
Oak Forest High School teacher faces scrutiny after post about Charlie Kirk’s death
District 228 parent Rob Sandoval, who sent a saved image of the post to district officials, said the post amounted to support for Kirk’s assassination and the teacher should be fired.

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Teachers shouldn’t be unduly disciplined for disparaging Charlie Kirk, Mass. teachers union says
At least 6 Oklahoma schools won't follow Ryan Walters' order to honor Charlie Kirk

Philly is ‘inundated’ with teachers who lack full certification

One of every three teachers in Philadelphia’s lowest-performing schools is not fully certified. The rate of emergency-certified teachers in the Philadelphia School District as a whole is slightly better,
New Haven Independent

Opinion: Make Teacher Certification More Accessible

Naomi Jones is a 6th grade math, science, and health teacher in New Haven Public Schools. A persistent teacher shortage has left many schools in Connecticut and across the nation in a state of crisis, struggling to find students the quality educators they ...
The Heritage Foundation

Model Bill for State Teacher Certification

Whereas, rigorous research consistently demonstrates that there is little or no correlation between university-based teacher certification and teacher effectiveness;REF Whereas, differences in teacher effectiveness within the groups of “traditionally ...
Newsday

Teacher certification under review by state education officials

State education officials are exploring a plan that would allow teachers additional pathways besides the longtime requirement of earning a master's degree in order to gain professional certification, according to a document obtained by Newsday. One option ...

TEA: More than 180 complaints about teachers celebrating Kirk assassination

After reports of public school teachers celebrating the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, the Texas Education Agency issued a letter to superintendents stating
WHYY

Pa. Department of Education reduces wait time for new teacher certification

Teacher Laura Kangay, (center) helps a student with his reading at Lincoln Middle School Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 in Lancaster, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) This story originally appeared on The Philadelphia Tribune. The Pennsylvania Department of Education ...
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