Category: California Commission On Teacher Credentialing
California mustn’t lose its chance to address its teacher shortage and diversity problem
Credit: Allison Shelley for EDUimages For years, California has been faced with a shortage of teachers that predated the pandemic […]
August 13, 2024
Pressure from education advocates ends effort to eliminate teacher assessment
Credit: AP Photo/Terry Chea A controversial bill that would have eliminated teaching performance assessments — the last licensure test California […]
August 9, 2024
Teaching performance assessments strengthen instruction and improve student outcomes; let’s not change that
A kindergarten teacher helps a girl and boy with a class activity. Photo by Allison Shelley for EDUimages Learning the […]
May 22, 2024
Rural counties far from universities struggle to recruit teachers
Nine rural counties, located more than 60 miles from university teacher preparation programs, struggle to recruit enough teachers to fill […]
April 26, 2024
Sharp divisions over how California’s aspiring teachers will be taught to teach reading
CLARIFICATION: The article was revised on April 24 to clarify that the Committee on Accreditation, by law, has the power […]
April 22, 2024
California moves a step closer to eliminating one of the state’s last teacher assessments
Legislation that would remove one of the last tests teachers are required to take to earn a credential in California […]
April 19, 2024
CTA-sponsored legislation would remove one of state’s last required tests for teachers
First grade teacher Sandra Morales discusses sentences with a student. Credit: Zaidee Stavely / EdSource Newly proposed legislation sponsored by […]
February 23, 2024
New California teaching standards increase focus on family engagement, social-emotional learning
Students at Edison High School in Fresno. Credit: Fresno Unified / Flickr California’s Commission on Teacher Credentialing approved long-awaited revised […]
February 13, 2024