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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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Teachers facing ‘dystopian’ working conditions need new deal on pay – union
Teachers are facing “dystopian levels” of work-related stress and cannot go on much longer without reforms to their pay and conditions, a union has warned.
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Expanding arts education requires accountability and team effort, panel says
An EdSource panel discussed ways various stakeholders can come together to support arts education amid confusion about Proposition 28.
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New CA Standards Humanize Teaching
California’s Commission on Teacher Credentialing approved long-awaited revised Standards for the Teaching Profession last month that emphasize culturally responsive teaching, social-emotional learning, and family engagement.
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New California bill aims to give teachers paid pregnancy leave
The legislation was authored by Assembly member Ceclia Agular-Curry and aims to change discriminatory practices against women in the workforce.
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Teacher housing programs could help educators afford homes
Affordable housing plans take years to complete, but could be a solution since teacher raises haven't kept up with housing costs, experts said.
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Vallejo educators to rally for more pay, student success
Members of the Vallejo teachers union will be rallying and addressing board members at Thursday night’s regular meeting to push the district to better serve students and increase pay.
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San Diego Unified votes unanimously in favor of major layoffs
The district employs 13,559 people, including nearly 6,000 teachers in campus classrooms.
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Most California high school students aren’t college-ready, analysis shows. What it means for the Valley
Most California high school students aren’t eligible to attend the public universities – and students in the San Joaquin Valley are among the most impacted, according to a recent report by the news outlet Ed Source.
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More money isn’t the key to improving California’s public schools
Examining the expansion of the school choice and local control policies that had student achievement trending upward before COVID-19 would be an excellent place to start.
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