Teacher Laura Kangay, (center) helps a student with his reading at Lincoln Middle School Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 in Lancaster, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) This story originally appeared on The ...

In some school districts, more new teachers have emergency permits than have traditional certifications. As Pennsylvania continues to look for solutions to the nationwide teacher shortage, a state ...

Thousands of teaching positions in Pennsylvania were vacant or filled by someone on an emergency certificate in the past year, leaving education across the state in crisis mode, one industry onlooker ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The processing timeline to for teacher certifications is decreasing. The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced Thursday that processing timelines for In-State Level I ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Education will be reducing the wait time for new teachers to receive their certification. An educator can now expect their certification to be processed by approximately ...