The path to becoming a teacher in California might seem daunting, but the agency tasked with certifying the state’s public school educators wants to help demystify the process. The California ...

California issued 18% more teaching credentials last school year, compared with the previous year, but education experts remain only cautiously optimistic. The uptick comes after two years of declines ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. This story is part of a special series on ...

January 15, 2026 - We visited Heather Povinelli in her Monrovia classroom, where we spoke about how she got back into teaching, how she creates an inclusive classroom, and what she learned conducting ...

All 4-year-olds in California can now go to school for free in a grade called transitional kindergarten, or TK. There’s a lot riding on the success of California’s TK program. Supporters hope that a ...

Savannah, left, a student at Navigator Elementary School in Rancho Cordova, hugs teacher Elizabeth Johnson on the first day back to school Aug. 8, 2023. Hector Amezcua hamezcua@sacbee.com The path to ...