December 7, 2012, 12:05 AM
Under proposals the state's teacher credentialing agency is set to consider today, school districts would need to show on a case-by-case basis that no fully credentialed teachers are available before they resort to less-qualified educators, and under-prepared teachers could serve a maximum...
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October 24, 2012, 12:05 AM
Amy Youngman’s seventh- and eighth-grade humanities students had left for the day. Other than some shouts from the after-school program in the courtyard, all was quiet in her second-floor classroom here. Youngman’s day of teaching at Oakland’s ERES Academy – part of the...
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November 29, 2010, 12:06 AM
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is taking aim at the more than $1 billion California school districts spend each year in extra pay to teachers with master's degrees, a core feature of teacher compensation in California and the nation. In addition to step increases based on...
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February 26, 2010, 12:03 AM
As the state's budget crunch seemingly tightens daily, groups of lawyers are fighting the decision of school districts to balance budgets by sending teachers to the unemployment line. The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, the Public Counsel Law Center and the firm of...
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January 2, 2010, 10:50 AM
On average, California teachers have 13 years of experience. Find out which five counties lead the state in teacher experience.
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December 18, 2009, 5:20 AM
Four of the five counties with the least experienced teachers are in the Central Valley. Find out which metropolitan county rounds out the bottom five.
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