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University educators urge State Board to restore subject endorsement for theater and speech
Summary
University theater professors and education leaders told the board restoring a subject endorsement for theater and speech would strengthen teacher preparation, fill open secondary positions and boost student opportunities; presenters urged rule changes to allow secondary ed majors to earn a subject endorsement rather than only a supplemental endorsement.
Multiple university educators told the State Board on March 7 that Nebraska should allow secondary education majors to earn a subject endorsement in theater and speech rather than only a supplemental endorsement.
Ryan Kathman, a theater professor at Nebraska Wesleyan University, said a full subject endorsement would improve preparation of future teachers, attract more candidates to the field and elevate…
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