Diana Lambert
Follow @dianalambert EmailDiana 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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Tighter California vaccination restrictions await Newsom, who wants changes
The bill would allow the state to review a medical exemption if a child attends a school with an immunization rate of less than 95 percent.
Diana Lambert
September 4, 2019
Gov. Newsom, legislative leaders agree on certification for all charter school teachers
California charter school teachers may soon have to get the same background checks and credentials as teachers in regular public schools.
Diana Lambert
September 4, 2019
Students return to dramatically different Paradise
District employees and volunteers have been working seven days a week since the Camp Fire, to bring the students back to Paradise schools.
Diana Lambert
August 15, 2019
California charter, private schools report lower vaccination rates than traditional public schools
When school opened in 2018, charter and private schools reported lower vaccination rates than traditional public schools.
Diana Lambert And Daniel J. Willis
August 7, 2019
Plan to expose all students to physics missing one element — teachers
As California schools move to implement new science standards, there will be an increased demand for teachers in a subject area where there is already a severe shortage.
Diana Lambert
July 23, 2019
Teacher hopefuls offered $10,000 to enter California State University residency program
Three hundred students will be selected for the CSU Residency Year Service Scholarship Program next school year.
Diana Lambert
July 9, 2019
California considers overhauling test of reading instruction for teachers in training
The test is outdated and there is no evidence that it contributes to more effective instruction.
Diana Lambert
May 23, 2019
Lawsuit challenges use of restraint, seclusion in California special education school
The guardians of four special education students claim their children were illegally put in restraint holds and secluded.
Diana Lambert
May 20, 2019
State budget proposal would fund computer science coordinator, broadband expansion
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing $15 million to expand broadband internet to more schools and an additional $1 million to hire a state computer science coordinator as a “down payment” on a comprehensive plan to provide access to computer science classes to all California students.
Diana Lambert
May 14, 2019
California moves to get more K-12 students into computer science classes
More California K-12 students at all grade levels could have access to computer science classes if schools implement a plan unanimously approved by the State Board of Education Wednesday.
Diana Lambert
May 8, 2019
Statewide survey: most Californians support teacher strikes for higher pay
Public Policy Institute asked about some of the most hotly debated issues in its annual Californians and Education statewide survey.
Diana Lambert
April 27, 2019
Rising rents in coastal California outpace teacher pay
Many, especially first-year teachers, are spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent, exceeding the federal cutoff for affordable housing.
Diana Lambert And Daniel J. Willis
April 17, 2019
In need of teacher housing, more California school districts building their own
A number of school districts, especially in high-cost regions of the state, are constructing apartment complexes to help attract and retain teachers.
Diana Lambert And Daniel J. Willis
April 17, 2019
California teachers share their stories
California teachers struggle to pay the rent as rising costs outpace their pay. The divide is sharpest for starting teachers in coastal regions like the Bay Area. Here are some of their stories.
Diana Lambert
April 17, 2019
California students learn to code to prepare for tomorrow's jobs
Thousands of students at 260 schools in low-income California communities are learning computer coding after school in the Kids Code program. A school’s eligibility for the grant was based on the number of students receiving free and reduced-priced lunch, used as an indicator of community poverty.