Diana Lambert
Diana Lambert covers teachers and teaching. Before coming to EdSource, Diana was an education reporter for The Sacramento Bee for more than a decade. She has won numerous awards, including the 2017 James Madison Freedom of Information Award from the Society of Professional Journalism, and both a first-place honor for investigative reporting from The Inland Press Association and the McClatchy President’s Award in 2016. Before becoming an education reporter Diana was a bureau chief for the Sacramento Bee. She began her career at age 17 as a part-time proofreader for the Lodi News-Sentinel. Diana earned a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Sacramento.
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CTA-sponsored legislation would remove one of state’s last required tests for teachers
The bill would end performance assessments of California teachers, including an upcoming new literacy assessment to replace a written test.
Diana Lambert
February 23, 2024
New California teaching standards increase focus on family engagement, social-emotional learning
The state is to implement long-awaited new guidelines in 2025 despite some calls for a year's delay.
Diana Lambert
February 13, 2024
California adding apprenticeships to teacher recruitment toolbox
California teacher apprenticeship program will allow candidates to earn while they learn.
Diana Lambert
February 9, 2024
California needs to do more to ensure teachers can teach kids to read, national study says
The Golden State earned a moderate rating from the National Council on Teacher Quality, showing strength in some areas and weakness in others. Only 12 states earned a strong rating.
Diana Lambert
January 16, 2024
Commission decision could move thousands of new teachers into the workforce quicker
Next year, teachers who nearly pass their teaching performance assessment could earn a credential without retaking the test.
Diana Lambert
December 14, 2023
Salaries, benefits increase as school superintendents become harder to find
Superintendent pay in California has skyrocketed in the last decade, with salaries in some districts growing more than 60%.
Diana Lambert
December 11, 2023
Why five superintendents decided to walk away from their jobs
This year, California has had many school superintendents leave their jobs. Five former and current school district leaders talk about why their decisions.
Diana Lambert
December 7, 2023
Threats, stress and politics pushing school superintendents out the door
California superintendents have left their jobs in large numbers in recent years, but turnover appears to be particularly high this year. They are being replaced with a new group of less experienced school district leaders.
Diana Lambert
December 4, 2023
Soon-to-be retired California reading instruction test gets high marks in national analysis
A California test to prove teachers are prepared to teach reading is one of the few in the U.S. considered effective, according to an analysis released Tuesday. The state will do away with it in 2025.
Diana Lambert
November 7, 2023
Credentialing commission could change the way California tests teachers
A $25.6 million contract with Pearson is expiring, giving the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing the opportunity to rethink how the state's teachers are tested.
Diana Lambert
October 17, 2023
LGBTQ+ students in conservative crosshairs
Parental notification policies being passed by school districts are dividing communities, pitting teachers against students and creating fear and anxiety for LGBTQ students.
Diana Lambert
October 5, 2023
570 California schools targeted for low vaccination rates
State funding reductions are possible if students are improperly allowed to attend classes despite not having all their required immunizations.
Diana Lambert, Daniel J. Willis, And Yuxuan Xie
September 7, 2023
Attorney General files suit against Chino Valley Unified to stop ‘forced outing policy’
California's attorney general filed a lawsuit against Chino Valley Unified Monday alleging a policy 'outing' students to their parents violates the state constitution and state law.
Diana Lambert
August 28, 2023
Can teachers be legally liable if district policy requires they break the law?
Because of policies being enacted by conservative school boards across the state, teachers are having to choose between violating district policy and risk losing their job, or disobeying federal and state laws and ending up in court.
Diana Lambert
August 15, 2023
Temecula Valley Unified CRT ban has created a hostile school environment, lawsuit says
A ban on the teaching of critical race theory is censoring teachers and taking away students' rights to an education, according to a lawsuit filed against Temecula Valley Unified Wednesday.