Becoming a new public school teacher in California means facing an impossible choice: work for a high-need school, making a full-time salary but with little support or training; or get the proper ...

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 ...

What Is the MATTC Program? Navigating your path to teaching is easier when you're backed by a top-tier institution. SCU’s MATTC program was recently named the #2 Online Master's in Education program ...

Just when California’s teacher shortage seemed to be easing, it got worse. A seven-year increase in the number of new teacher credentials issued by the state ended last year with a 16% decline, ...

As of early 2026, California's early childhood education credentialing landscape is shifting under a new regulatory framework approved by the CTC. The transition from a six-level to a five-level ...

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