July 13, 2017

Author shelves teacher tenure bill; surprise alternative emerges

Both bills would add optional third year; school districts prefer one version, CTA the other.

John Fensterwald

July 2, 2017

Votes coming on teacher tenure, for-profit charters, other key bills

Legislators must decide this month before they take August off.

EdSource staff

June 8, 2017

Advocates of 3-year teacher tenure face big decision

The amended bill proposing longer probationary period clears the Assembly by a big margin but key provisions are left out.

John Fensterwald

April 27, 2017

Bill to lengthen probation for teachers clears first hurdle

Assembly Bill 1220 would require teachers to spend three years in the classroom before getting tenure.

John Fensterwald

February 2, 2017

State, new teachers to pay more to shore up state teachers pension fund

The CalSTRS board lowered its projected annual return from investments to 7 percent, requiring bigger contributions.

John Fensterwald

January 20, 2017

Teachers must be partners in shaping education policies

Teachers call on legislators for support in five key areas.

Ama Nyamekye

December 21, 2016

CalPERS cuts earnings forecast; school districts to pay more for pensions

Added contributions will come on top of already rising expenses.

John Fensterwald

September 22, 2016

Yuba City strike magnified tension over funding formula

The issue: Can targeted dollars fund across-the-board teacher raises?

John Fensterwald

September 14, 2016

Poll: To address teacher shortage, pay them more

More than half of voters never heard of state's Local Control Funding Formula.

Louis Freedberg and Theresa Harrington

August 9, 2016

Teachers' pay trails that of other workers with college degrees

Study finds the gap reaches 17 percent and 11 percent in total compensation.

John Fensterwald

July 25, 2016

Some districts step up competition for neighbors' veteran teachers

The districts are no longer restricted from matching pay and years of work experience.

John Fensterwald

July 7, 2016

Mixed marks for California in its approach to early education teacher pay

The report finds most states lacking in policies to support higher wages in the early education workforce.

Jeremy Hay

June 29, 2016

Bill extending teacher probation dies in committee

Even sympathetic senators cite misgivings with bill's current form.

John Fensterwald

June 26, 2016

Bill keeps longer tenure, scraps other 'Vergara reforms'

Students Matter pulls its support, but Assemblywoman Bonilla gains other backers.

John Fensterwald

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