As back to school time approaches, some parents may be wondering about school teachers' certifications. Nationwide, there is a teacher shortage and, in some areas in Louisiana, there may be a shortage ...

Louisiana kept more of its teachers employed in public schools and increased the number of educators who are certified, according to data released by the Louisiana Department of Education. The data ...

There’s an essential part of the classroom that is missing: It’s our teachers. We are hearing about a massive teacher shortage nationwide, and teachers are feeling it too. About 55 percent of ...

Seven percent of teachers in Louisiana classrooms in 2019-20 were not certified at all — in addition to the addition to the 16% (7,278 teachers) who were teaching classes outside of the fields they ...

Five years ago, Mary Trufant retired after a 33-year career teaching mostly math to middle schoolers at Henry Ford Middle School in Avondale and Livaudais Middle School in Terrytown. But next week ...

It's not news that Louisiana has a teacher shortage. It is big news that there are so many teachers waiting to be certified. In a short few weeks, the state list of those waiting for Department of ...

Six educators will represent Bossier Parish Schools as the 2026-27 Teachers and New Teachers of the Year. Teachers of the Year are educators who have been in the classroom for at least two years. New ...