A ‘major change’ is coming in how NC licenses new teachers. See what’s new.

The state Department of Public Instruction has gotten a new legal interpretation on when beginning teachers must take ...
WUNC

Wake Tech joins other community colleges in effort to license more elementary teachers

A new online program at Wake Tech is part of a statewide effort to help teachers who don't have a bachelor's degree in education earn a North Carolina teaching license. When she was an elementary ...
Yahoo

NC bill eliminates standardized testing requirements to become a licensed teacher

A question from Pearson’s practice test for the North Carolina licensure exam for elementary and special education teachers. Correct answer is A. North Carolina lawmakers could make it easier to ...
AOL

NC has fewer teacher vacancies this school year. But why are so many not licensed?

North Carolina’s public schools have fewer vacant teaching positions this school year, but more students are being taught by people who don’t have teaching degrees. New figures released Thursday by ...
WRAL

NC lawmakers to discuss bill to require criminal background check for teaching license

North Carolina lawmakers are considering adding an extra layer of scrutiny for teachers. A new bill would require a criminal background check as part of getting a teaching license. North Carolina ...
WRAL

They're NC's fastest-growing source of new teachers. But thousands of them are leaving every year

Thousands of people who switched careers to become North Carolina public school teachers are leaving their roles within three years, new data shows, the latest indicator of the hiring challenges ...
Charlotte Observer

Want to be a teacher? NC lawmakers could require you to pass a criminal check

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Calling it a matter of school safety, state lawmakers could require criminal history checks for anyone who wants to teach or work in ...
WUNC

Teacher turnover in NC improves, while vacancies hit a new high

File photo of a teacher at Aycock Elementary in Vance County. The State Board of Education heard a major update on teacher turnover this week. The annual "state of the teaching profession report" ...
AOL

NC teacher turnover fell this year. But nearly 10% of educators still left profession.

North Carolina’s teacher turnover rate has dropped 14% but still remains higher than it’s been in recent years, according to the newest state report. The report presented Wednesday to the State Board ...
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NC bill would require state-level criminal background check for teachers

A bill scheduled for its first hearing in a key committee on Tuesday would add a new layer of scrutiny for would-be North Carolina teachers. House Bill 775 would require the North Carolina Board of ...
Raleigh News & Observer

NC bill eliminates standardized testing requirements to become a licensed teacher

A question from Pearson’s practice test for the North Carolina licensure exam for elementary and special education teachers. Correct answer is A. http://www.nc ...