California issued 18% more teaching credentials last school year, compared with the previous year, but education experts remain only cautiously optimistic. The uptick comes after two years of declines ...

Kern Dance Alliance and Cal State Bakersfield have announced the launch of a dance education credential program at CSUB designed to help develop the next generation of dance educators in California’s ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislators have poured billions of dollars of state money into special grants and programs to recruit, train and retain educators in order to ease the state’s ...

Teachers are once again in demand. There is an urgent, critical need for those with a Special Education credential. The prospect of growth for careers in education is high, with an expected turnover ...

UC Davis graduate Ms. Murillo proudly dons a custom teacher-themed grad cap at the School of Education Commencement graduation ceremony at the Mondavi Center in June 2023. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) ...

In an effort to tackle the ongoing East Bay teacher shortage, the Alameda County Office of Education has teamed up with Reach University to offer a low-cost teacher credential program for aspiring ...

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, ...

Marisa Silvestri listens to student Oscar de la Torre during her Ethnic Studies Class at Santa Monica High School in Los Angeles. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMatters On a rainy Friday afternoon at ...

EdSource · This California Teacher of the Year embraces her dwarfism as a strength A $4 billion-a-year initiative created to combat pandemic-related learning loss and expand the regular school day in ...

To ensure a robust and comprehensive educational experience, every K-12 learner must have access to high quality Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) education. To make this happen, their teachers must ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. California issued 18% more teaching ...

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