One morning, some 20 years ago, I took an anonymous phone call that stunned me. Years had passed since our decadelong federal class action discrimination lawsuit against the CBEST had ended with only ...

Re “Education: California may require fewer tests to be a teacher” (News, May 13): Allowing teacher candidates to substitute college course work for the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's newly approved state budget allows teacher candidates to skip two of the tests that had been required to earn a teaching credential if they take approved coursework.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Students aspiring to one day lead the classroom themselves now have a few more options for getting their teaching credential. The newly adopted state budget now allows ...

California teacher candidates may soon be able to take fewer tests to prove they are ready to teach, if legislation approved by the Assembly Committee on Education becomes law. In its only meeting ...