Misericordia University and the Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18 are starting an apprenticeship-style program for special education paraprofessionals to become certified teachers while still working ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A new program called "BridgeUP" is working to address the major teacher shortage in western Pennsylvania by helping people already working in support roles in schools to get a ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at Al-Aqsa Islamic Society in Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Carmen Russell-Sluchansky/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what ...

In an ongoing effort to support Philadelphia’s K-12 schools by growing the number of certified teachers, Drexel University is expanding its teacher residency program, which helps current and ...

Pennsylvania’s teacher shortage is worsening, with the state’s education programs producing a record-low number of certified teachers in the 2021-22 school year, according to a new analysis. Just ...

Desks are arranged in a classroom at an elementary school in Nesquehoning, Pa. With a record number of teachers leaving Pennsylvania classrooms, Point Park University is developing an on-the-job ...

Eastern University ranks eighth out of 25 schools listed on TeachingCertificationDegrees.com’s list of the Fastest Alternative Teaching Certification Programs in Pennsylvania for 2025. With a 12-month ...