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Since its inception, the performance-based licensing test edTPA has stirred a lot of controversy. Supporters say that the assessment offers a high, nationally recognized standard, while critics argue ...

College education majors struggling with a tough new teacher licensing exam are getting a year's reprieve from the state, following complaints from colleges and faculty unions that the testing ...

The edTPA process in 2014 posed challenges for many teacher candidates in New York and Washington—the first two states to require successful edTPA completion for teacher certification. According to a ...

“You send us your videos, lessons, and student work. We do the rest,” promises edTPA Tutoring, a website offering aspiring teachers help in passing the eponymous performance-based licensing exam. For ...

The edTPA assessment should be done away with in New Jersey as the national teacher shortage only grows more dire, nine organizations, including the state’s largest teacher’s union, said in a letter ...

Teachers participate in a Common Core training session in Kingsport, Tenn. A new test known as edTPA, meant to better gauge if teachers are prepared for the classroom, is still getting mixed reviews, ...