Education Dive – Amelia Harper
“A new report released today by the Learning Policy Institute, “California’s Positive Outliers: Districts Beating the Odds,” indicates students of color — and, indeed, all students — perform better when served by teachers with better qualifications. The study highlights the impact California’s teacher shortage is having on student achievement as the Teacher Credentialing Commission authorized more than 12,000 “substandard” credentials in the 2017-18 school year, a number that represents roughly half of that year’s entering workforce.” (more)