Category: Teacher Shortage
New approach boosts teacher retention in Riverside
New teachers participate in a workshop at Riverside Unified School District. Credit: Photo by Liam Ogawa / Riverside Unified California’s […]
February 9, 2026
Commentary: California’s learning recovery efforts show promising results
Credit: Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages Today’s release of California’s test score data from the 2024-25 school year provides […]
October 9, 2025
End of federal grants could worsen teacher shortages
Credit: Julie Leopo / EdSource This story has been changed to include the updated grant amount for the Chico state […]
April 14, 2025
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
Can high school teacher academies address the shortage? Programs point to yes
Bullard High School senior Isabell Coronado works with Gibson Elementary first grader Mayson Lydon on March 15, 2024, as part […]
July 29, 2024
West Contra Costa responds to complaints filed over teacher vacancies
A student at the afterschool program at Stege Elementary School in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. Credit: Sam […]
April 29, 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
Bias, extra work and feelings of isolation: 5 Black teachers tell their stories
Black teachers: how to recruit THEM and make them stay This is the second part of a special series on […]
April 2, 2024