A new Web site gives users instant access to teacher-contract data in the nation’s 50 largest school districts, but teachers’ unions are warning against taking some of the information at face value.

It looks simple: A big button sits at the top of the California Commission for Teacher Credentialing website that says “Search for an Educator.”After a few more steps, the user can look up information ...

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Revisiting a decade-old contentious issue, the Legislative Analyst’s Office is urging the Legislature to create a teacher database that would help lawmakers address a projected teacher shortage. A new ...

Support trusted local news with a donation today. Give now for a chance to get your gift MATCHED. Controversy is mounting over whether the state will require teachers to be evaluated and graded based ...

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A USA TODAY NETWORK report published Sunday has found fundamental defects in teacher-screening systems across the country, resulting in a failure to keep educators with a history of serious misconduct ...

As part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2015, educators and students completed background surveys that shed light on a variety of factors, including use of computers in the ...