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U.S. classrooms are more diverse than ever. The teacher's lounge is not.
Seventy years after Brown v. Board outlawed segregation in schools, there's a lingering imbalance in the teaching ranks, they lack educators of color.
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Los Angeles Needs More Early Education Teachers. How About Parents?
Darya Carranza had never thought about becoming a teacher. As a child, she had wanted to do something that would help people; she toyed with the idea of becoming a nurse. But when she heard about a program that would cover the cost of tuition to become an associate teacher at a pre-school, it clicked.
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Which Teacher Impacted You? We Asked, You Answered
For Teacher Appreciation Week, EdTrust staff and community speak about the teachers who ignited their passion for education.
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Media literacy coalition in California brings MisinfoDay, first developed in Washington state, to the Golden State
Inspired by the annual MisinfoDay co-organized through a statewide partnership between the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public and Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, a local media literacy coalition in Monterey County, California adapted the educational program to host the first MisinfoDay in the Golden State on May 7.
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Teacher Salary Map Reveals States That Pay Educators the Best
A map shows where teachers are paid the best—and worst—in the U.S.
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California could require kids to learn how to manage money. Should voters decide curriculum?
A California ballot initiative would mandate a personal finance class in high school. Critics say voters shouldn't decide curriculum.
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63 CA Seniors Awarded STEM Grants From Amazon Future Engineers Program
Amazon Future Engineer awards hundreds of students with 4-year up to $40,000 scholarships and paid industry internships toward STEM degrees.
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SoCal high schools top recent ranking, Bay Area schools follow
Several Bay Area schools were among the top California public high schools in a recent report, but Southern California schools dominated the top of the list.
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Here’s What Teachers Think Their Salaries Should Be
Superintendents and principals also gave the salaries they think they deserve.
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Anxious California teachers with pink slips await word on jobs next school year
Budget shortfalls have led 100 California school districts to issue layoff notices to 1,900 teachers.
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Fight for more parental leave for teachers intensifies
California is currently at the center of the debate, where educators are excluded from any fully paid parental leave.
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California Teachers Renew Challenge to Union “Fair Share” Fees
On February 6, 2017, The Center for Individual Rights (CIR)—a Washington, D.C. non-profit, public interest law firm—filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a group of California public school teachers against the State and California Teachers Association to challenge California’s “agency shop” law, which requires teachers to pay certain union fees even when they are not union members.
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Bill to mandate ‘science of reading’ in California schools faces teachers union opposition
The move puts the fate of AB 2222 in question, but supporters insist that there is room to negotiate changes that can help tackle the state's literacy crisis.
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Why Can't California, Districts Recruit and Retain More Black Teachers?
In the last 5 years, lawmakers have made it easier to earn a credential and more affordable in an effort to attract a more diverse teacher workforce.
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State Preschool Enrollment & Opportunity to Serve More California Families
Despite California's efforts to expand preschool access, many children are missing out on these crucial early learning opportunities.
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