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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/A31.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Facing Shortages, US States Lower Teachers Requirements' data-article-id='6236'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8563'>Some American states are dealing with teacher shortages by lowering the requirements to become public school teachers.</span> <span data-start-time='8563' data-end-time='22729'>Education Week and the Education Commission of the States found that 12 states either recently changed or are considering changing rules surrounding teacher certification. </span> <span data-start-time='22729' data-end-time='28604'>In some states, a college degree is not even required to become a teacher. </span> <span data-start-time='28604' data-end-time='35063'>Others are considering making it easier to pass a teacher exam.</span> <span data-start-time='35063' data-end-time='40417'>The cause and extent of the shortages in the United States are widely debated. </span> <span data-start-time='40417' data-end-time='54771'>But the National Education Association (NEA), an organization representing teachers, says that schools are facing a shortage of 300,000 teachers and school workers. </span> <span data-start-time='54771' data-end-time='67063'>And in a study of school officials released by Education Week last year, 40 percent said teacher shortages were either “very severe” or “severe.” </span> <span data-start-time='67063' data-end-time='71792'>And the pandemic worsened the problem.</span> <span data-start-time='71792' data-end-time='80271'>States are hoping that by making it easier to become a teacher, more people will enter the profession. </span> <span data-start-time='80271' data-end-time='89667'>But critics say the plans will put unprepared and unqualified teachers into classrooms.</span> <span data-start-time='89667' data-end-time='96083'>Teacher certification is done on a statewide, rather than a national level. </span> <span data-start-time='96083' data-end-time='107354'>Requirements vary, but certification requires at least a college degree, and sometimes an advanced degree, like a master's or higher. </span> <span data-start-time='107354' data-end-time='115792'>It also requires completion of a state-approved teacher education program and the passage of a teacher exam. </span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/college.wav'><span>college</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/courage.wav'><span>courage</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/cooler.wav'><span>cooler</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/congeal.wav'><span>congeal</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18878 data-hint-location='80271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/_which_of_the_following_is_a_definition_of_the_word_unqualified.wav'> Which of the following is a definition of the word unqualified?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='not officially recognized as a practitioner of a particular profession or activity through having satisfied the relevant conditions or requirements'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/not_officially_recognized_as_a_practitioner_of_a_particular_profession_or_activity_through_having_satisfied_the_relevant_conditions_or_requirements.wav'><span>not officially recognized as a practitioner of a particular profession or activity through having satisfied the relevant conditions or requirements</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/having_a_natural_aptitude_or_skill_for_something.wav'><span>having a natural aptitude or skill for something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/belonging_to_the_same_family_group_or_type.wav'><span>belonging to the same family, group, or type</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/unpleasant_or_repulsive_especially_in_appearance.wav'><span>unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18879 data-hint-location='89667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/at_which_level_are_teachers_usually_certified.wav'>At which level are teachers usually certified?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='state level'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/state_level.wav'><span>state level</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5634/national_level.wav'><span>national level</span></div><div class='choice' 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