July 2022 Group Watch: Alabama Approves Immediate Changes to Teacher Certification
The Alabama State Board of Education approved a set of changes to teacher testing requirements in an effort to put more teachers in classrooms this fall. The changes take effect immediately and will be in place through the 2023-24 school year. Currently, teachers must pass the Praxis teacher test in their subject area, have a GPA in their subject area of 2.5 and pass the edTPA assessment, which measures teaching skills, in order to obtain a teaching certificate. All board members voted yes for the change with the exception of Stephanie Bell, who abstained from the votes.
