Indiana will request a five year extension for when high school teachers are required to hold a master’s degree and additional college credits so they can teach dual credit courses.  But now state education officials and lawmakers have to figure a way for nearly 2,000 teachers to earn and pay for additional college-level credentials.

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz says if lawmakers don’t incentivize going back to college or teaching dual credit, educators could leave the profession.  The accreditor for Indiana’s colleges and universities now requires the additional credentials for teachers but is offering to push back the deadline to 2022 after Indiana and other states voiced concerns.