June 13, 2022

With pressures on teachers at a boiling point, California needs new pathways into the profession

For long-term and lasting solutions, we must attract more young people to enter the teaching profession and give them the training and support they need to succeed.

Sarah Lillis & Anne Stanton

June 8, 2022

California has tens of billions more in funding for its TK-12 schools. Is that enough to keep teachers from leaving?

California must invest more to attract and retain public school teachers when so many are considering quitting.

Angella Martinez

June 2, 2022

Covid challenges, bad student behavior push teachers to limit, out the door

Covid challenges and student misbehavior push thousands of teachers to their limits and beyond.

Diana Lambert

May 3, 2022

How to address the teacher shortage before the well runs dry

State and federal legislators must enact measures to alleviate the conditions causing California teachers to quit. The public must demand action before we can't even keep our schools open.

Cassandra R. Henderson

April 22, 2022

LAUSD expects to finish reassigning staff to vacant teaching roles this week

Credentialed staff have been redeployed to schools across the district as part of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's 100-day plan.

Kate Sequeira

April 14, 2022

Where are all of California's school librarians?

California has fewer credentialed teacher librarians in its school libraries per student than almost every state in the nation, a fact that research shows could be hurting students academically.

Diana Lambert

March 30, 2022

How to diversify California’s educator workforce

To increase educator diversity, state, county and district leaders should gather as a community to learn and share best practices for recruiting, supporting and retaining teachers of color.

Travis J. Bristol

March 15, 2022

Effective induction programs are key to retaining new teachers

Mentoring and support can make all the difference for new teachers, but when postponed, induction programs become a burden instead.

Julie Sheldon

February 24, 2022

Act now to meet California's critical shortage of multilingual educators

The potential for a bilingual California is not pie in the sky, but a real seed rooted in our diverse communities — but it will take investment to make it a reality.

Eduardo Muñoz-Muñoz

February 23, 2022

Interest in district-subsidized teacher housing in California intensifies

California school districts have thousands of properties on which to build apartments for teachers struggling to pay rent, a new report details.

John Fensterwald

February 4, 2022

Teachers and principals shouldn't have to do it all alone

By partnering with external organizations to provide coaching and mentoring for their educators, schools can help teachers and principals more effectively address the needs of their students and communities.

Deborah Smolover and Atyani Howard

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

January 21, 2022

How California districts seek to recruit, retain Black teachers amid shortage

California districts are using pathway programs to hire more Black teachers and taking other steps to retain them.

Ali Tadayon

January 3, 2022

A guide to making the California teacher shortage even worse

California's teacher preparation requirements, especially the cumbersome Induction process, are driving qualified teachers away.

Martin Blythe

December 28, 2021

Investing in teacher wellness has never been more critical

California must support teachers and invest in their well-being to halt the growing shortage.

Beatrice Viramontes