One of the top schools in Mississippi is a private school called St Andrews Episcopal School. 100% of its graduates go on to college, and alumni routinely are accepted to the Ivies, Standford, Duke, etc.
A few years back St. Andrews failed to be accredited by the state because of this issue — The physics teacher had a PHD in physics from MIT, but no teaching certificate, etc.
St. Andrews did not change its policies. It simply thumbed its nose at the state. Nicely done, I might add.
This group of PUBLIC charter schools don’t care if their teachers are accredited by the state either.
It’s sort of refreshing. Imagine: hiring people who can do the job vs. having to hire union people who may not be up to the job intellectually. Absoluely amazing.