Education
BY JULIANNA WASHBURN
Lone Star College to launch degree in childhood education Higher Education Guide
2025
Uncertified teachers in Texas
Lone Star College System will offer a new bach- elor’s degree in early childhood education with an expected launch date of fall 2026 after the help of a $200,000 grant from Houston Endowment, according to an Aug. 13 news release. The four-year degree will end in a teacher certifi- cation in elementary education, said Rebecca Saiz, LSCS executive director for the educator prepara- tion program. The Bachelor’s of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education and Teaching will serve early childhood to third grade and early childhood to sixth grade, per the release. “It’s been a long time coming with this teacher shortage ... trying to figure out ways that we can make an impact,” Saiz said.
How we got here There has been a significant rise in the number of uncertified teachers in Texas for the past five years, per the Texas Education Agency. Saiz said LSCS hopes to help tackle the rising number of uncertified teachers with the new bachelor’s program. “We want to make sure that our kids ... have teachers that are well prepared,” Saiz said. Looking forward The initial cohort will launch with 150 teacher candidates, pending approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as well as the Com- mission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, per the release.
Total teachers
Uncertified teachers
Percent uncertified
2024-2025
352,234
11.95%
42,103
2023-2024
352,303
10.85%
38,215
2022-2023
349,586
8.41%
29,387
2021-2022
348,862
5.65%
19,694
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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