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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Four California school districts ask voters to pay for teacher and staff housing
On March 3 four California school districts will ask California voters to tax themselves to pay for teacher housing through a general obligation bond.
Diana Lambert
February 28, 2020
California's community colleges chancellor defends new online college
The state’s first online community college has encountered difficulties, including opposition from faculty at other community colleges.
Diana Lambert
February 14, 2020
How funds for Gov. Newsom's ambitious proposals for teacher recruitment and preparation will be spent
Budget proposes incentives, recruitment programs and training to fill needed teaching positions.
Diana Lambert
February 12, 2020
California moves closer to eliminating, replacing reading instruction test that has blocked thousands from teaching credential
Debate rages on about how to measure a teacher candidate’s ability to teach reading.
Diana Lambert
January 23, 2020
Amid shortages, schools settle for underprepared special education teachers
The number of new special education teachers working without a full credential hit 5,196 in 2017-18 — the highest number in a decade.
Diana Lambert
January 10, 2020
California’s effort to turn school staff into teachers starts to pay off
More than 2,000 bus drivers, clerks, custodians and teacher aides are earning bachelor’s degrees and teaching credentials.
Diana Lambert
January 8, 2020
California schools closed for unprecedented number of days due to fire, power outages
Hundreds of schools were closed for multiple days in October, leaving school districts worried about losing instruction days and state funds.
Diana Lambert
November 5, 2019
California rural schools struggling to hire teachers could get help from $9.4 million in grants
Two federal grants will help California recruit teachers and mental health professionals to rural schools.
Diana Lambert
October 25, 2019
San Jose school district asks voters to fund employee housing
The East Side Union High School District will put a $60 million general obligation bond on the March 3 ballot to pay for a 100-unit apartment complex for teachers and staff.
Diana Lambert
October 23, 2019
Facebook donates $25 million to teacher housing project
Facebook announced Thursday that it would donate the money to help Santa Clara County build up to 120 affordable apartments in Palo Alto.
Diana Lambert
October 18, 2019
California Teachers Association names new executive director
The California Teachers Association has named Joe Boyd as its new executive director. The organization represents 310,000 teachers.
Diana Lambert
October 17, 2019
Governor vetoes bill to give California teachers paid maternity leave
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have given California teachers at least six weeks of fully paid maternity leave.
Diana Lambert
October 15, 2019
Push to increase the number of teachers of color in California classrooms gains momentum
Increasing the number of teachers of color in California classrooms is a top priority for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
Diana Lambert
October 11, 2019
California’s widely criticized ethnic studies plan to be revised
Critics said the original proposal was politically biased and omitted the American experiences of some ethnic and religious groups.
Diana Lambert
September 16, 2019
New California vaccine legislation gains Gov. Newsom’s approval after deal reached
California Governor Gavin Newsom agreed to sign legislation that tightens restrictions on medical exemptions that allow students to attend school without all the required vaccinations if lawmakers promise to pass revisions in a second bill.