EdSource

California’s after-school programs and summer initiative spawn surprise dividend: new teachers

The principal goal of California's ambitious five-year-old Expanded Learning Opportunities Program was to address learning ...
The Victoria Advocate

California's New Pre-Kindergarten through Third Grade Teaching Credential Programs Aim to Address Teacher Shortage, Provide Specialized Early Learner Instruction

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing continues to approve a growing number of teaching credential programs for those who want to ...
EdSource

Number of new California teacher credentials declines after seven years of increases

Just when California’s teacher shortage seemed to be easing, it got worse. A seven-year increase in the number of new teacher credentials issued by the state ended last year with a 16% decline, ...

Sonoma Co.: Federal Grant Cancellations Threaten Sonoma State Teacher Residency Program

A sudden federal funding reversal has jeopardized Sonoma State University's teacher residency program, which was designed to ...
KQED

New California Law Gives Early Educators a Seat on Teacher Standards Board

For the first time, the influential board that sets standards for California public school teachers will include two voting ...
LAist

California needs transitional kindergarten teachers. Preschool teachers want in

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Los Angeles Times

Bugs and ‘bubble breaths’: How new teacher training peers into the mind of a 4-year-old

Consider the humble lump of pink Play-Doh. To a parent, it’s a quick toddler playtime activity. But ask an early childhood educator about Play-Doh, and it’s a science experiment, an opportunity for ...