TEACHER SUPPLY REPORT REVEALS INCREASE IN NUMBER OF FULLY CREDENTIALED TEACHERS; DECREASE IN NUMBER OF NEW TEACHERS

DOWNEY –Findings from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing’s report Teacher Supply in California 2007-2008, informed Commissioners of the dual trends in the teaching workforce: increased numbers of teachers achieving full credentials; but decreasing numbers of candidates earning their initial credentials.
The Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Commission) received the report at its April 23-24, 2009 meeting at [...]

Implementation of Assembly Bill 1871 Concerning Bilingual and English Learner Authorizations

Assembly Bill (AB) 1871 (Chap. 660, Stats. 2008) was signed by the Governor on September 30, 2008. The bill has three primary provisions:
Additional options will be available to earn a bilingual authorization including the completion of a Commission-approved bilingual program as well as the option of combining coursework from these programs with Commission-approved bilingual [...]


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