Lessons learned from Texas' for-profit teacher certification

About this episode

The episode discusses the findings of Christa Deneault's research on Texas' for-profit teacher certification program compared to traditional credentials.

Texas is a leader in accepting credentials from for-profit teacher certification providers. Dallas Fed economist Christa Deneault's research examines how the Texas program stacks up with credentials earned through more conventional means. She discusses her findings with the Dallas Fed's Pia Orrenius.

People in this episode

Host: Pia Orrenius

Guest: Christa Deneault

Topics covered

• teacher certification
• for-profit education
• Texas education policy
• credential evaluation
• economic research

Keywords

• Texas
• teacher certification
• for-profit
• credentials
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dallas Fed

Places: Texas

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