ST. PAUL - Minnesota is considering making it easier to become a teacher by eliminating what educators say is an overly demanding test of their academic skills. A committee created during the 2013 ...

The bill would end the Praxis core test requirement just months after a new law created a pathway letting teachers eschew the basic skills test. (Courtesy of the New Jersey Governor's Office) A bill ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — A law that eliminated the basic skills test for teachers to be certified went into effect on Jan. 1 in New Jersey. Director of Outreach at Parents Defending Education Erika Sanzi ...

A New Jersey teachers union wants to change the state's standards for entering the profession. The Garden State currently requires that candidates for teacher certification pass a basic skills test ...

In a bid to address the ongoing teacher shortage crisis, the New Jersey Education Association is actively campaigning for the elimination of a basic skills test for teachers. The union, in a statement ...