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The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing is the state agency responsible for ensuring that California’s educators meet professional standards for preparation, competence, and conduct. The Commission enforces professional standards, approves educator preparation programs, issues teaching credentials and permits, and investigates allegations of professional misconduct.
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing’s communications office serves as the primary point of contact for media inquiries. Media representatives seeking information about Commission meetings, policy developments, credentialing trends, and other matters are encouraged to contact media@ctc.ca.gov for timely and accurate information.
Press Releases
California’s Teacher Supply Reaches Decade High as State Workforce Investments Yield Promising Results
May 22, 2026
California’s new Center for Educator Workforce Development is bringing together leading education experts dedicated to improving how the state attracts, prepares, and keeps a strong teacher workforce.
California’s Teacher Supply Reaches Decade High as State Workforce Investments Yield Promising Results
April 30, 2026
Teacher Appreciation Week is recognized from May 4-8, 2026, and California has good news to report on its investments to build a stronger, well-prepared, and diverse educator workforce.
California teacher preparation programs enroll growing number of Hispanic candidates signaling a significant demographic shift in the teaching profession
September 15, 2025
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing recognizes the current and growing contributions of Hispanic educators during National Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct.15, 2025.
Stories
California’s Teacher Supply Reaches Decade High
Teacher Appreciation Week is recognized from May 4-8, 2026, and California has good news to report on its investments to build a stronger, well-prepared, and diverse educator workforce. The latest teacher supply report shows a 16% year-over-year increase in the number of newly issued Multiple Subject, Single Subject, Education Specialist, and PK-3 Early Childhood Education Specialist teaching credentials.
Building Bridges: California Teachers Leverage Linguistic Skills to Support Students
April is National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month, a time to recognize the assets, needs, and achievements of bilingual and multilingual learners as well as the ongoing efforts to prepare highly qualified bilingual teachers.
California Grant Delivers on Goal to Increase Diversity Among School Administrators
Hundreds of educators are pursuing an administrative services credential through the Diverse Education Leaders Pipeline Initiative (DELPI) made possible by $10 million in state funding.
In the Media
An Eye on Education: How Good Are Teacher Preparation Programs in California
Daily Republic
January 2025
Bugs and ‘bubble breaths’: How new teacher training peers into the mind of a 4-year-old
LA Times
September 30, 2024
Pressure from Education Advocates Ends Efforts to Eliminate Teacher Assessment opens in a new window
EdSource
August 9, 2024
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