Teacher Shortage

Teachers are still leaving, but these aspiring educators are excited to join the profession

October 11, 2024

Students working toward a career in teaching cite impact as a key factor in their decision.

Clara Brownstein

What’s drawing new teachers to the profession amid a shortage?

October 10, 2024

Thousands of students are passionate about becoming teachers and working toward that goal. Student journalist Clara Brownstein set out to find out what motivates them.

Zaidee Stavely

How to keep young Black and Latino teachers from leaving LAUSD

October 3, 2024

Concerns about teacher retention in Los Angeles Unified are growing, with higher percentages of young Black and Latino teachers wanting to leave.

Mallika Seshadri

What you need to know to become a teacher in California | Quick Guide

September 30, 2024

The teacher shortage prompted California lawmakers to ease testing requirements, waive exam fees and begin new programs to recruit and retain teachers.

Diana Lambert

Commentary

California students need more diverse teachers; let's close the gap with tutors

September 16, 2024

Investing in tutors is an actionable way to help staff schools with diverse educators, with an added benefit of creating a pipeline of tomorrow’s teachers.

Lida Jennings

Lawsuit against West Contra Costa schools could set precedent for how districts handle complaints

August 22, 2024

The district is the first one in California to be sued under a 2004 settlement governing how school districts must respond to complaints.

Monica Velez

Pressure from education advocates ends effort to eliminate teacher assessment

August 9, 2024

Legislation to remove the last licensure test California teacher candidates are required to take was halted when education advocates rallied to keep the performance assessment.

Diana Lambert

Can training high school students help address the teacher shortage?

August 8, 2024

After participating in Fresno Unified's Teacher Academy, Aly Ortiz knows she wants to be a teacher.

Zaidee Stavely

School district sued over broken windows, mold, overheating classrooms and missing teachers

August 1, 2024

A group of teachers, staff and parents are suing West Contra Costa Unified, saying the district violated students' rights by failing to address conditions and vacancies.

Zaidee Stavely

California wants to accelerate schools’ efforts to build 2.3 million units of housing

July 31, 2024

The California Department of Education wants to make the housing development process as easy as possible, particularly for school districts where the need for staff housing is dire.

Emma Gallegos

Commentary

How a wonky policy tool may be the secret to building a robust, diverse teacher workforce

July 30, 2024

New data and toolkits can help district, county and state leaders define teacher workforce challenges and envision solutions.

Angelica Salazar

Can high school teacher academies address the shortage? Programs point to yes

July 29, 2024

Hiring and retaining teachers has been difficult amid the shortage. High school pathway programs to “grow-our-own” teachers are crucial, many believe.

Lasherica Thornton And Diana Lambert

Washington State offers teaching bachelor's degrees at community colleges. Why doesn't California?

July 25, 2024

Washington State is preparing hundreds of teachers with bachelor’s degrees at community colleges. Why not California?

Zaidee Stavely

West Contra Costa sued over poor building conditions, teacher vacancies

July 19, 2024

Teacher vacancies at three West Contra Costa schools have disproportionately impacted students of color, according to the lawsuit.

Monica Velez

Commentary

Let's learn how well California's efforts to attract and keep teachers are working

July 3, 2024

We need to collect and analyze data on the workforce, including trends in training, credentialing, hiring and retention before we can assess program effectiveness.

Eric Lewis