What's the solution to California's teacher shortage problem?

Second-grade teacher Vickie Boudouris goes over a worksheet in an English-learner summer school class at the Cordova Villa Elementary School in June, in Rancho Cordova, Calif.

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A new survey of California voters finds there is broad support for fixing California's teacher shortage problem.

California has been in the midst of a teacher shortage for quite some time now.

For more than a decade, the number of new teaching credentials issued in California has been declining. That, combined with fewer people entering the profession, and boomer-generation teachers retiring, has made the shortage of K-12 teachers a challenge for school districts throughout the state.

Attracting and training a new generation of teachers is no small challenge, but a new survey of California voters finds there is broad support for fixing the problem.

Joining Take Two to discuss:

Louis Freedberg, executive director of EdSource
Linda Darling-Hammond, president and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute

To listen to the full interview, click on the blue audio player above.