by Dr. Michael Marder, Executive Director of UTeach and Professor of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin
Texas education has passed an unfortunate milestone. Half of the state’s new teachers are not certified. This has cascading effects on industry and prosperity in Texas.
In a new policy brief, Dr. Michael Marder, Executive Director of UTeach and Professor of Physics at The University of Texas at Austin, communicates the urgency with which Texas must address the growing gap in the state’s production of certified teachers vs use of uncertified, underprepared teachers.