Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
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.
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