California invests $10M to recruit high school students to tackle bilingual teacher shortage

CALIFORNIA’S AUDACIOUS GOAL of having half of all K-12 students enrolled in bilingual education programs by 2030 has encountered one big stumbling block — there aren’t enough qualified bilingual teachers.

To help remedy that, a $10 million grant tucked in the state budget aims to help school districts recruit high school students as future bilingual teachers.