Introducing assessments like data entry and typing tests into the application process can help ensure top-quality candidates are being considered.

By Susan Snyder, The Philadelphia Inquirer Emma Lambert easily passed the writing portion of the basic skills test required of Pennsylvania teaching candidates.

A New Jersey teachers union wants to change teaching standards for entering the profession because they believe the measure creates an "unnecessary barrier" for new teachers.

To address the ongoing teacher shortage crisis, the New Jersey Education Association is campaigning for the end of a basic skills test for teachers.

To address the ongoing teacher shortage crisis, the New Jersey Education Association is campaigning for the end of a basic skills test for teachers.