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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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.
Diana Lambert
August 2, 2023
Temecula Valley Unified reverses course and adopts state-approved social studies curriculum
Temecula Valley Unified's approval of social studies textbooks it had voted down twice before, came two days after Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to send the books and to charge the district for them.
Diana Lambert, John Fensterwald, And Mallika Seshadri
July 22, 2023
Temecula board again votes to reject textbooks, despite warnings from Newsom
A conservative majority on the Temecula Valley Unified school board rejected state-approved social studies textbooks for the second time. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he'll send the books anyway.
Diana Lambert, Mallika Seshadri, And John Fensterwald
July 19, 2023
Anti-book banning bill moves through Senate Education Committee
A bill making its way through the California Legislature would require a two-thirds vote of a school board to remove books or other instructional materials.
Diana Lambert
July 7, 2023
Proposed California laws could remove hurdles to becoming a teacher
A bill to require student teachers to be paid and another authorizing state funds to market the teaching profession are among the legislation being considered to help end California's teacher shortage.
Diana Lambert
July 7, 2023
Class of 2022 back on track and moving beyond the Covid pandemic
Despite the struggles of adapting to college and catching up academically, the Class of 2022 was determined to make up for everything they had missed out on socially during high school.
Diana Lambert
July 5, 2023
California's plan to change literacy instruction advances
California on track to implement new literacy standards and teacher performance expectations focused on foundational reading skills, such as phonics, in teacher preparation programs next year.
Diana Lambert
June 15, 2023
Number of new California teacher credentials declines after seven years of increases
A seven-year increase in the number of new teacher credentials issued by the state of California ended last year with a 16% decline, exacerbating the state’s ongoing teacher shortage.
Diana Lambert
June 8, 2023
Teachers unions demand housing, transportation and other student supports during negotiations
Teachers unions across the country are negotiating for more than pay raises; they want 'common good' measures that benefit school employees, students and their families.