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Teacher Effectiveness
Topic

Credentialing

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing sets standards for teacher training programs in public colleges and universities, establishes requirements for teacher credentialing, enforces professional practices and disciplines credential holders.
December 7, 2016

As charter schools grow, they face challenge of hiring amid a teacher shortage

Although most were able to fill their positions, many offered residency programs and financial incentives to do that.

Fermin Leal
November 30, 2016

State’s teacher shortage hitting ‘alarming rates’ for 2016-17, new survey says

Among the 211 districts that participated in the survey, 75 percent indicated having a shortage of qualified teachers for the current school year.

Fermin Leal
November 2, 2016

Schools to face teacher shortage if voters end ban on bilingual education

If the ballot measure passes, it will likely increase the demand for bilingual teachers, who are already in short supply.

Ashley Hopkinson
September 30, 2016

California's largest school districts use aggressive tactics to find teachers

Most of California's largest school districts filled nearly all their job openings.

Fermin Leal And Pat Maio
August 28, 2016

Oakland schools nearly fully staffed after starting summer with teacher shortage

The district hired more than 400 teachers before school started last week.

Theresa Harrington
August 23, 2016

New computer science course's challenge is finding qualified teachers to teach it

One-fifth of California high schools will offer the course this year

Pat Maio
July 15, 2016

Bechtel Foundation awards $10 Million for CSU teacher preparation

Pat Maio
July 8, 2016

Tobinworld closing its Antioch school for special education students

Michael Janofsky
June 14, 2016

Low wages undermine efforts to improve the quality of preschools, federal report says

Preschool teachers paid about half of what kindergarten teachers make.

Michael Collier
April 4, 2016

Number of new math and science teachers declining in California

The state has long struggled with a shortage of math and science teachers.

Pat Maio
March 14, 2016

With state support, what higher education can do to address teacher shortages

Marquita Grenot-Scheyer
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 12, 2016

Credentialing commission pursuing plan for new longer term teacher permit

Substitutes filling in for teachers on leave would be able to stay longer.

Louis Freedberg
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