California school districts are experiencing a serious shortage of qualified K–12 teachers. This increased demand comes at a time when the supply of new teachers hovers at a 12-year low.
Assembly Bill 1623 creates the “Golden State Teacher Grant Program,” providing $20,000 in scholarship grants for students in exchange for their commitment to teach for four years in a shortage area – which includes Special Education, Bilingual and STEM certifications.
Supporters:
The Education Trust – West (Sponsor)
Public Advocates Inc. (Sponsor)
Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors
Black Parallel School Board
Cafe De Calif, Chicano Latino State Employees Assn
California Association for Bilingual Education
California Catholic Conference
California Latino School Boards Association
California School Boards Association
California Teachers Association
Californians Together
Canal Alliance
City of Oakland
Compton Unified School District
Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement
Educate 78
Equal Justice Society
Fresno Unified School District
GO Public Schools
Inland Empire Immigrant Youth Collective
Jr. Leagues of CA State Public Affairs Com (CalSPAC)
Kapor Center
Kid City Hope Place
La Comadre
Latino and Latina Roundtable of the San Gabriel and
Pomona Valley
Mission Graduates
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
Riverside County & K-12 District Superintendents
Roberts Family Development Center
Stockton Scholars
Stockton Schools Initiative
Teach Plus
The Opportunity Institute
Torrance Unified School District
Univ. of CA Chicanx Latinx Alumni Assn