Tennessee House Speaker floats dropping bachelor’s degree requirement for teachers

Tennessee House Speaker floats dropping bachelor's degree requirement for teachers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — When it comes to addressing Tennessee's teacher shortage, Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton (R-Cookeville) believes it's time to "think outside of the box," but his idea to possibly drop the state's bachelor's degree requirement for teachers is drawing some criticism. During Speaker Sexton's state-of-the-state address last month, he suggested creating a two-year associate degree program for teaching to churn out more …

Tennessee House Speaker floats dropping bachelor’s degree requirement for teachers

When it comes to addressing Tennessee's teacher shortage, Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton (R-Cookeville) believes it's time to "think outside of the box," but his idea to possibly drop the state's bachelor's degree requirement for teachers is drawing some criticism.