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 ...

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, ...

Everett Anderson was determined to become a teacher. It had always been his plan, and he had no reason to doubt it: He’d earned a full scholarship to college and acceptance into a leadership program ...

Earlier this summer, the Pennsylvania state legislature waived one of the requirements for Pennsylvania students to become educators. The legislature made the decision amid the teacher shortage crisis ...

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 ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska is now one of 34 states to not require a skills test for teachers. Tuesday, Gov. Jim Pillen signed the repeal of 92 NAC 23, which required teachers to demonstrate basic ...