PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Pennsylvania’s Department of Education (PDE) has said that teachers are now spending less time waiting for their certificates and more time in the classroom. The Department of ...

HARRISBURG, PA — In a sweeping effort to cut red tape and strengthen Pennsylvania’s education workforce, the Shapiro Administration has rolled out major upgrades to college transfer tools and teacher ...

Schools in Westmoreland County are struggling to fill special education teaching positions. They’re not alone. More than 2,000 teaching positions were vacant in Pennsylvania as of October, according ...

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 ...

(WHTM) — It seems teacher shortages continue to impact schools across Pennsylvania each year. Schools are really concerned and so is the teachers’ union. “Between 2012 and 2013 and now there has been ...

A new Pennsylvania program aiming to get more teachers in the classroom is now open. The 2024-25 application for the PA Student Teacher Support Program is available ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library sends free books in the mail to young children. Educator preparation programs in Pennsylvania are adjusting the way they teach reading to meet new, statewide ...