The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing agreed this week to create a new teaching credential for pre-kindergarten through third grade that will require teacher candidates to show they are ...

The PK-3rd Early Childhood Education Instruction Specialist Teaching Credential (PK3) program is hybrid and focuses on preparing effective teachers for an urban setting, including a foundation in ...

More than 1 in 3 children in kindergarten through grade 3 have little chance of reading on grade level by the end of the school year without major and systemic interventions. That’s according to a new ...

Helping students learn to read is usually the job of early elementary educators. But teachers of older children—who report that nearly half of their students have difficulty reading—say they need more ...

Jack Silva didn't know anything about how children learn to read. What he did know is that a lot of students in his district were struggling. Silva is the chief academic officer for Bethlehem, Pa., ...

More than half of elementary school teachers don't think young people should go into the field, according to a national survey. Their reasoning varies. Some worry about meager paychecks. Others are ...