Category: Learning Policy Institute
California should continue to invest in teacher recruitment, retention, study says
Credit: Julie Leopo / EdSource California has spent more than $1 billion since 2018 on programs to aid in the […]
February 4, 2025
Transitional kindergarten can’t expand without the right kind of classrooms
Credit: Sarah Tully/EdSource This is the fourth in a series of stories on the challenges impacting California’s efforts to offer […]
October 16, 2024
How California can help teachers deliver ‘whole child education’
Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education California’s educators are drowning in a sea of well-intentioned but fragmented statewide initiatives. It’s […]
June 24, 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
California, districts try to recruit and retain Black teachers; advocates say more should be done
A middle school science teacher explains a lesson on climate change using a SMART board. Credit: Allison Shelley for American […]
April 3, 2024
Disrespect, low pay, lack of support keep Black teachers out of the profession
Teachers Preston Jackson, right, and Dave Carson confer during a P.E. class at California Middle School in Sacramento. Credit: Randall […]
April 1, 2024