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Desiree Carver-Thomas; Melanie Leung-Gagné; Danielle Jeannite – Learning Policy Institute, 2024
Like many states across the nation, California is facing persistent teacher shortages. School districts continue to find it difficult to fill vacancies with fully credentialed teachers, especially math, science, special education, and bilingual education teachers. Teacher shortages impact student learning as districts resort to relying on a…
Descriptors: Teacher Supply and Demand, Teacher Certification, Disadvantaged Schools, Grants
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Leung-Gagné, Melanie; Wang, Victoria; Melnick, Hanna; Mauerman, Chris – Learning Policy Institute, 2023
In 2021, California committed to providing universal prekindergarten (UPK) for all 4-year-olds and income-eligible 3-year-olds by 2025-26. UPK includes several early learning programs, including transitional kindergarten (TK), the California State Preschool Program (CSPP), Head Start, and expanded learning opportunities to provide full-day early…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Planning, Preschool Education, Access to Education
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Maier, Anna; Niebuhr, Deanna – Learning Policy Institute, 2021
The historic $3 billion investment in the California Community Schools Partnership Program provides an opportunity to transform schools into community hubs that deliver a whole child education. This brief examines key elements of the new law. It then lays out evidence-based principles of high-quality community schools implementation that are…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Partnerships in Education, Holistic Approach, Educational Finance