42 votes
Streamline Teacher Certification and Licensing
From Alan Holland in Salem:
Teacher certification/licensing by TSPC is very slow, tedious and demanding for out of state educators seeking to get licensed to teach in Oregon. TSPC should be looked at in light of seeking to expedite this process thus increasing to pool of teachers for employmen... more
nhascall
I think you are barking up the wrong tree here. The state requires minimal teacher education as it is, and the TSPC licensing is less onerous than other professional licenses. Teaching is a nuanced profession, not a job, and I for one don't want my children taught by anything other than professional teachers.
Juniper Bartlett
I agree. We need to stop teaching to the test.
Dave Porter
I agree, and rethinking what's needed for foreign language teachers.