New literacy standards for teacher candidates could be pivotal to improving student reading scores

As cratering test scores intensify California’s resolve to improve student reading, one thing appears certain: the state’s newest teachers need to know how to teach literacy using foundational reading skills, including phonics. A set of new literacy standards and teaching performance expectations, approved by the California commission that issues teaching […]

To fight teacher shortages, some states are looking to community colleges to train a new generation of educators

Cortez Deacetis

This story on community college teacher training was produced by the Seattle Times as part of Tackling Teacher Shortages, an ongoing series revealing critical areas of school staffing with an eye toward the gaps that most affect kids and families. The series is part of an eight-newsroom collaboration between AL.com, The Associated Press, The […]