Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA)

Legislation

November 2, 2015

Brown consistent with legislation he signs and vetoes

Brown guards local control and is wary of more spending and collecting more data.

July 30, 2015

Districts urged to step up for next generation of teachers

A new report suggests creating partnerships and job pipelines.

January 9, 2015

Gov. Brown targets teacher preparation

Gov. Jerry Brown ventured Friday for the first time during his governorship into the challenge of preparing -- and retaining -- teachers. The issue has received relatively short shrift in the raft of reforms being implemented in California schools.

Louis Freedberg

Evaluations

July 28, 2014

Report says new teachers face 'bumpy path'

A new report concludes that California’s mentoring program for novice teachers, once a national model, has deteriorated due to lack of funding and district commitment, and provides little help for the many new teachers who enter the profession as permanent substitutes or temporary hires.