Texas teacher advocates push back against additional certification requirements

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — This month, the State Board of Education is expected to weigh whether to move forward with a new testing requirement for new teachers in Texas.Teacher advocates said they're pushing back against the new test, called edTPA, stating it would only make it harder to fill current gaps.Amid a national teacher shortage, the Texas American Federation of Teachers released a new study showing 66% of the 3,800 members it surveyed in November said they have recently considered leavi