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A seven-year increase in the number of new teacher credentials issued by the state of California ended last year with a 16% decline, exacerbating the state’s ongoing teacher shortage.
There were 16,491 new teaching credentials issued in California in 2021-22, the most recent fiscal year data available. The previous year, the state bestowed 19,659 such credentials.
Teacher residency programs, which offer a year of clinical practice in the classroom and small stipends, are losing enrollment to internships with salaries and benefits.
There are 40% more teachers in poor schools who lack the required qualifications than in the richest schools, an EdSource analysis found.
Across California, low-income students are more likely to have unqualified teachers, but what has been a longstanding problem of inequity between rich and poor schools may be showing progress. Among all schools statewide, the rate for unqualified teachers is lowest in the wealthiest schools and higher in the rest. There are 40% more teachers in poor schools who lack the required qualifications than in... <span class="read-more"><a href="https://edsource.org/2022/poorer-students-still-get-the-least-qualified-teachers-but-california-has-made-progress/676044">...