Teacher preparation enrollments plummet
EdSource Enrollments in teacher preparation programs in California are continuing to decline at a precipitous rate, according to new figures from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. In…
Aggressive public relations campaign amplifies courtroom battle against teacher work rules
Ed Source The potentially game-changing Vergara v. California lawsuit, which attacks key aspects of California law on how teachers are evaluated and fired, opened in Los…
Growing up in the shadow of Nelson Mandela
Ed Source As a teenager growing up in Cape Town in the 1960s, a favorite weekend activity was climbing to the top of Table Mountain, the glorious promontory…
Civic leaders mobilizing to support L.A. schools chief
Ed Source A University of California regent is gathering support from civic, business and philanthropic leaders to pressure the seven member Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified…
Enrollment in teacher preparation programs plummets
EdSource Enrollments in teacher preparation programs in California are continuing to decline at a precipitous rate, according to new figures prepared for the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.…
In shadow of March on Washington, schools increasingly segregated in California
Ed Source Fifty years after the March on Washington, a major challenge facing California and the West in general is increasing segregation of black and Latino students, reviving…