Voorhees University, with NEA and Midlands Tech, offers free Praxis test prep boot camp Aug. 9-11 with meals and lodging. Registration ends July 15.

The free program, in partnership with University Instructors, offers Praxis prep work estimated to cost $1,000 and aims to ease the financial burden on educators by addressing the teacher shortage ...

Lower Praxis test scores would be accepted in exchange for a higher GPA in the future teacher’s specific subject and passage of the edTPA exam, which tests the person’s ability to teach. State ...

Praxis tests, a series of national teacher exams by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), are required for teacher certification in most states, including PA.

Testing centers are now closed—but starting in mid-May, teacher-candidates will be able to take a Praxis exam at home or another secure location, ETS spokeswoman Alescia Dingle said in an email.

The Praxis exam is a teacher certification test meant to screen out teachers who don’t have the knowledge for the job. Teachers would still need to pass other tests to be certified.