Teacher Shortage

January 16, 2017

Gov. Brown’s proposed budget lacks new funds to combat teacher shortage

Supporters of new funding for teacher recruitment programs said they're disappointed in Gov. Jerry Brown's initial state budget proposal.

Fermin Leal

December 20, 2016

State awards $20 million in grants to help more school employees become teachers

School employees in 25 school districts or county offices of education who want to become teachers are eligible to receive annual grants of up to $4,000 as part of an effort to add more teachers to the workforce.

Fermin Leal

March 1, 2016

Debate emerges over state actions needed to ease teacher shortages

An LAO report says Legislature should avoid "broad statewide policies."

Louis Freedberg

February 23, 2016

What California can do to address teacher shortages

Linda Darling-Hammond and Patrick Shields

February 8, 2016

Credentialing commission considers slowing rotation of substitute teachers

The proposal would lift the 30-day limit on substitute teachers' classroom time.

Louis Freedberg

February 2, 2016

Legislators challenge Sacramento to tackle teacher shortage

The bills would offer financial support and more training for aspiring teachers.

Louis Freedberg And John Fensterwald

January 18, 2016

Report: Schools increasingly turn to 'underprepared' teachers to fill vacancies

The number of those teachers with has nearly doubled in the past two years.

Louis Freedberg

December 21, 2015

State finds teacher shortage in more subject areas

Education officials reported a shortage in nearly every subject area.

Louis Freedberg And Michael Collier

November 17, 2015

Poll: California voters say state must take action to address teacher shortage

The majority describe the shrinking supply of teachers as “very serious.”

Louis Freedberg

November 17, 2015

California's emerging teacher shortage: A Field Poll commissioned by EdSource and the Learning Policy Institute

John Osborn D'Agostino

August 17, 2015

Efforts to attract new teachers stall in state Legislature

The bills were introduced as enrollment in teacher preparation programs declines.

Louis Freedberg

July 14, 2015

California's dwindling teacher supply rattling districts' nerves

Some districts are hiring more teachers with provisional credentials.

Katherine Ellison And John Fensterwald

May 21, 2015

New California teaching credentials decline for 10th successive year

At the same time, the number of short-term and provisional permits increased.

Katherine Ellison And Louis Freedberg

May 12, 2015

California can no longer ignore teacher shortage

Eric Scroggins

October 9, 2014

Teacher preparation enrollments plummet

Enrollments in teacher preparation programs in California are continuing to decline at a precipitous rate, according to new figures from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Between the 2001-02 and 2012-13 school years, enrollments in teacher preparation programs dropped 74 percent.

Louis Freedberg