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Teacher Shortage
March 24, 2023

California is preparing more credentialed teachers, but is it enough?

California has had a surge in new teacher credentials in recent years, a reversal of the downward trend of the previous 10 years, but the teacher shortage isn't over quite yet. 

Diana Lambert
State Education Policy
September 28, 2022

Linda Darling-Hammond wins major prize for her education research and its impact

California State Board of Education president wins prestigious Yidan Prize for her education research at Stanford.

John Fensterwald
Teacher Shortage
August 31, 2022

Teacher shortage? Depends where you look

Wealthier districts tended to have fewer vacancies than those in low-income areas

Carolyn Jones
Teacher Shortage
January 27, 2022

California school districts improve pay, working conditions to ease teacher shortage

California school districts are using various tactics to attract more teachers, but more remains to be done, a new report finds.

Diana Lambert
Commentary
September 8, 2021

School districts must start adjusting their Covid recovery plans soon

California public schools must act now and think differently to close Covid-related staff shortages.

Robert Tagorda
Podcast
March 11, 2021

Learning pods and hubs, a pandemic innovation, thrive and evolve

This week, learning hubs. Robin Lake of Center on Reinventing Public Education, tells how they're innovating. Lakisha Young, a learning hub pioneer in Oakland, updates us.

EdSource staff
Teacher Shortage
March 5, 2021

California teacher shortages could make reopening schools for in-person instruction difficult

A growing teacher shortage could make it difficult to reopen school campuses, which are required to have smaller class sizes.

Diana Lambert
Commentary
January 4, 2021

Stipends, jobs for student teachers needed to diversify California’s teaching force

Taking a year off of work is a barrier for potential teachers, especially teachers of color, wanting to enter the teaching profession.

Jarod Kawasaki
Early Learning
December 17, 2019

As California launches preschool expansion, federal government seeks to limit data

It could soon get harder to find out how many preschoolers were suspended more than once or how many young children had access to preschool.

Zaidee Stavely
High-needs students
October 11, 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
Podcast
May 17, 2019

Linda Darling-Hammond on districts that 'beat the odds'

This week: Linda Darling-Hammond talks about a new study that focuses on school districts in California that achieved higher test scores for all or most students than their demographics predicted; and we discuss the new SAT "Adversity Score".

EdSource staff
Teachers
May 17, 2019

Experienced teachers key in California districts that ‘beat the odds’

The Learning Policy Institute found that fully prepared teachers mattered more than overall spending and low teacher-student ratios in raising test scores.

John Fensterwald
Local Control Funding Formula
February 21, 2019

Support, strengthen education reforms in California, new report urges

Learning Policy Institute says schools need more funding, teachers need more support and the public needs more help understanding where the money goes.

John Fensterwald
Teacher Shortage
September 27, 2018

California’s persistent teacher shortage fueled by attrition, high demand, say newly released studies

The teacher shortage has worsened in recent years as state funding for education improved and districts began lowering class sizes and bringing back programs, increasing the demand for teachers, according to new studies.

Diana Lambert
Testing and Accountability
April 9, 2018

California makes significant gain in reading on much anticipated national test

San Diego, Los Angeles and Fresno make notable growth among urban districts in the 2017 NAEP.

John Fensterwald