A new Florida law offers five-year teaching certificates for military veterans without bachelor's degrees. Spouses are only eligible for fee waivers.

A new Florida law offers five-year teaching certificates for military veterans without bachelor's degrees. Spouses are only eligible for fee waivers.

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A new law makes it easier for military veterans, but not their spouses, to obtain a teaching certificate without a bachelor's degree.

Florida expanded teaching opportunities for military veterans in 2018, allowing them to waive initial certification to become classroom teachers for grades kindergarten through high school.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis encourages veterans to become teachers with a bill signed earlier this year. The program is still being discussed by the education board.

A separate scheme called the Military Veteran Certification Pathway allows veterans, but not their spouses, with at least 60 college credits to apply for a temporary teaching certificate.

Arcadia Education said there are more than 677,500 students at 1,551 schools in the U.S., 18 of those schools are in Florida.

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