More Texas schools threaten teacher certificates for those who quit

AUSTIN (KXAN) — This month, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Education Agency to create a task force to investigate the state’s teacher shortage.This comes as data shows school districts statewide have sent in more requests to the state in the last seven months — to consider suspending or even revoking educators' teaching certificates for job abandonment — than they have in past years.
In the past, the State Board for Educator Certification has most often decided to su