Education Beat

Why do low-income schools have more uncredentialed teachers?

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Students from low-income families are more likely to have uncredentialed teachers than students from wealthier households. A teacher shares how credentialing impacts quality of teaching and classroom management, and we discuss what California and its school districts are doing to address this issue.

Guests:

Thomas Courtney, 4th and 5th grade teacher, San Diego Unified School District

Diana Lambert, Reporter, EdSource

Read more from EdSource:

  • Poorer students still get the least qualified teachers, but California has made progress
  • Nearly 1 out of 5 classes in California taught by underprepared teachers
  • Oakland, with among lowest ratio of fully prepared, rightly assigned teachers, has a strategy to address teacher churn
  • Find your school’s teacher qualifications | Database

    • Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.

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