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In response to the significant demand for Transitional Kindergarten teachers, College of the Canyons will offer an additional pathway for currently credentialed teachers to earn the 24 Early Childhood Education units required to teach TK.

As the number of unhoused students in California’s public schools continues to rise to pre-pandemic levels, experts and educators fear that today’s economy paired with the state’s unrelenting housing crisis will lead to unprecedented rates of homeless youth. According to updated data released today by the California Department of Education, there are about 5.9 million […]

Teacher turnover is high at schools with large numbers of students living in poverty. Now California is pouring billions of dollars into two programs: One subsidizes college students in credentialing programs and the other offers money to districts that want to create community schools.

Teacher turnover is high at schools with large numbers of students living in poverty. Now California is pouring billions of dollars into two programs: One subsidizes college students in credentialing programs and the other offers money to districts that want to create community schools.

About 40% of the Golden State's districts and charter schools plan to expand new lowest grade faster than expected.

The latest education news updates from EdSource.

After the number of homeless students dropped during the early part of the pandemic, experts say the lack of affordable housing is fueling an increase

After the number of homeless students dropped during the early part of the pandemic, experts say the lack of affordable housing is fueling an increase that may continue to escalate.

Again and again, teachers unions have shot down the idea, pointing to the complex and fragile ecosystem that can be disrupted by trying to address just one piece of the broader inequality plaguing public education.

California has had a surge in new teacher credentials in recent years, a reversal of the downward trend of the previous 10 years, but the teacher shortage isn't over quite yet.