#8 story of the year: Local student speaks on teacher certification changes

Published 2:27 pm Thursday, December 29, 2022

Earlier this year state education board members voted to allow alternatives for students who have been unable to pass the Praxis. Previously, teacher candidates had to pass the Praxis test in their subject area, have a GPA in their subject area of 2.5, and pass the edTPA assessment as a part of student teaching. Local teacher candidate, Livingston Long, shared his struggles with passing the Praxis with the board during a meeting.

“I’d been talking to board members and the chief of staff for the state board of education, and they presented a proposal to modify the requirements. I talked to them about how that would go and if it would apply to me and if it would create potential openings for teachers to fill those positions,” said Long.