California Bill Would Pay Teaching Students for Training Hours

The Orange County Classical Academy in Orange, Calif., on March 10, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Students pursuing degrees in teaching could get paid for the mandatory classroom hours they work to obtain education credentials under a proposed California bill.

Currently, California’s student teachers must complete 600 hours of unpaid student teaching to earn education credentials, according to California’s Commission on Teaching Credentialing.