Category: Preparation
Reimagining teacher preparation to include student mental health supports
Key points: Teacher preparation programs have long emphasized curriculum, instruction, and assessment. However, they often fall short in one critical […]
January 14, 2026
Ab 1224: Risks of unprepared substitutes in classrooms
A second grader shares a story he wrote with a teacher. Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education Every morning, families […]
September 9, 2025
What you need to know to become a teacher in California | Quick Guide
Teacher apprentice Ja’net Williams helps with a math lesson in a first grade class at Delta Elementary Charter School in […]
September 30, 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
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 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
Bill to mandate ‘science of reading’ in California schools faces teachers union opposition
Teacher Jennifer Dare Sparks conducts a reading lesson at Ethel I. Baker Elementary School in Sacramento last year. Credit: Randall […]
April 5, 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