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San Mateo County announced last month that it will allocate $4.5 million to address the shortage of early childhood educators.
The county plans to use these funds over the next three years to cover tuition, textbooks and internships for trainees and veteran educators seeking advanced credentials.
According to a press release on March 25, the county plans to fill a shortage of early-education teaching and assistant teaching positions at programs from Daly City to Pescadero.
A 2024 study by the Learning Policy Institute found that California has more than 32,000 teachers who are not fully certified. This makes it difficult for school districts to fill vacancies with credentialed teachers, especially math, science, special education and bilingual education teachers.
On February 25, the Board of Supervisors approved contracts with three organizations—Izzi Early Education, Upward Scholars, and the San Mateo County Office of Education—to train and credential 275 aspiring and current educators.
Providing courses in multiple languages, academic stipends and covering many of the associated costs are expected to make entering the early childhood profession and pursuing a credential more feasible, the county said in the release.
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