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Program News for Office of Teaching Initiatives

July 20, 2026
Enhanced Comparable Teacher Program Pathway
March 18, 2026
Revised Science Content Specialty Tests (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics)
October 10, 2025
Acceptance of Exams Other than the NYSTCE Towards 51³Ô¹ÏÍø State Educator Certification
October 8, 2025
New Teaching Assistant Certificate Options
September 17, 2025
Computer Science CST Requirement
August 29, 2025
Second Update Child Abuse Identification Workshop
August 29, 2025
Supplementary certificate options for ESOL and Bilingual Extension - new due date
July 22, 2025
Incidental Teaching Extended
April 22, 2025
Content Core Requirement Update
February 25, 2025
NYSTCE Certification Exam Waiver Process Now Available
September 3, 2024
TEACH NY
January 10, 2024
Updated Mandated Reporter Training Requirements
August 18, 2023
Time extension, Reissuance, and Renewal regulation changes as of August 2, 2023
May 12, 2023
Update to CLEP transcript submission process starting on August 1, 2023
April 26, 2023
School Building Leader Experience Requirements Updated
April 19, 2023
Provisional School Counselor Deadline Extended (for NYS Program Completers Only)
October 4, 2022
Computer Science Statement of Continued Eligibility (SOCE) Deadline Extended
September 14, 2022
New Students With Disabilities (All Grades) Certificate Created
September 14, 2022
New Literacy (All Grades) Certificate Created
June 20, 2022
Additional Science Certificate Content Core Requirement Change
April 12, 2022
Revised Definition of a Year of Experience
April 12, 2022
Elimination of the edTPA Requirement for Certification
April 12, 2022
Teacher Performance Assessment Requirement Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
April 12, 2022
Elimination of the General Core in Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirement for Certification

Recent 51³Ô¹ÏÍø News

Friday, August 7, 2026
51³Ô¹ÏÍø State Education Department Privacy Office Enforces Penalties Against File Scanning Service for Data Breach
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
State Education Department Releases Preliminary Data on English Language Arts, Mathematics and Science State Exams
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Notice of Public Hearing for Associate Level Program at Canisius University of Buffalo – August 17, 2026
Monday, July 20, 2026
Regents Actions in 33 Professional Discipline Cases, 1 Restoration & 1 Cease & Desist Order
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Regents Actions in 31 Professional Discipline Cases

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