Category: State And Federal Policies
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
Lack of reliable education data hamstrings California lawmakers and the public
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource This story was updated to more accurately describe the data availability issues. Details. Public data […]
June 20, 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
Anxious California teachers with pink slips await word on jobs next school year
San Diego Unified teachers protest pink slips before a school board meeting last year. The district plans to issue 30 […]
April 18, 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