At the beginning of the school year, the Teacher Shortage in the bay area hit crisis levels as districts scrambled to fill classrooms. Female weve seen a sharp decrease in the number of individuals coming out of credentialing programs. Jessica those credentialing programs are the allimportant pipeline for new teachers. Linda well, weve had an enormous drop over the last dozen years in the number of teachers going into preparation, so its been a 70 drop. Jessica the teacher pipeline cratered for many reasons, including layoffs and low salaries. But for the first time in years, theres a trickle that could translate into good news. Linda weve had a slight uptick in the beginning of the school year, in response to the fact that districts are hiring again instead of laying people off. Jessica take cal state east bay. Enrollment is up this year in the teacher credential program. Jenna landry ive fought it for a long time. All through my undergrad, i tried to change majors, i tried. And last
In San Francisco a vigil is happening right there. Reporter good evening. Kind of somber and quiet, certainly understandable. People Standing Shoulder to shoulder outside of the french consulate here in San Francisco, leaving candles and notes, pray for paris is the theme. A number of people from france in the crowd, who found this vigil tonight that started at 5 00 through moveon. Org. They say they wanted to come out and be with other people after the terror attacks in paris that killed more than a hundred people. I spoke with one woman from france who has an internship here. She told us that while her family is safe, to see such violence in her homeland has certainly shaken her. At the beginning i didnt believe it. We had the same situation in january. And then i saw that a state of emergency was declared by the president. Reporter now, she also told us that it felt good to come out and be with other people supporting her, also to see the buildings lit up in the french colors and th
At the beginning of the school year, the Teacher Shortage in the bay area hit crisis levels as districts scrambled to fill classrooms. Female weve seen a sharp decrease in the number of individuals coming out of credentialing programs. Jessica those credentialing programs are the allimportant pipeline for new teachers. Linda well, weve had an enormous drop over the last dozen years in the number of teachers going into preparation, so its been a 70 drop. Jessica the teacher pipeline cratered for many reasons, including layoffs and low salaries. But for the first time in years, theres a trickle that could translate into good news. Linda weve had a slight uptick in the beginning of the school year, in response to the fact that districts are hiring again instead of laying people off. Jessica take cal state east bay. Enrollment is up this year in the teacher credential program. Jenna landry ive fought it for a long time. All through my undergrad, i tried to change majors, i tried. And last
And it was urgent care and it was evacuated earlier. It began around noon where that woman was stabbed in the 1500 block of south b. The suspect got into a hitandrun, kept going, and the police have been searching ever since. The vehicle was located unoccupied by the Sheriffs Office conducting a search with us in coordination to look and see if the suspect is still in this area here. Were also conducting an investigation elsewhere, to see if the suspect has left this scene and is somewhere else. Reporter now, investigators also contacted police at sfo and b. A. R. T. Police, who were checking in at daly city and coleman stations to see if perhaps he might have turned up there. Meantime, police say, they cant go into a criminal history, but they can say they have had a number of responses to that address, related to Domestic Violence and we did just get an update. Theyre saying that this building and parking lot is clear, so their search continues. Reporting live near san mateo, christi
Announcer now, heres nbc bay areas jessica aguirre. Jessica aguirre hello, and welcome to this class action news special. Were going to get to seismic safety in just a few minutes. Tonight, we bring you some of our best stories of the year, and updates on hot topics weve covered in 2015. We begin with a controversial issue that affects all Public Schools in the bay area. Should you be able to use a number to compare one school to another . Now, for years, california has ranked schools based on standardized test scores. But that system is coming to an end. The dispute over what replaces it, though, that is just beginning. Male thank you for coming out to our smarter balance assessment results meeting. Jessica School Officials in San Francisco are explaining the many changes happening in education. Male were implementing new curriculum to go with the new standards, to go with the new tests. Male and do they revisit those sections . Jessica and a new, different way to evaluate schools. St