California’s after-school, summer programs build an unexpected pipeline: new teachers

California’s after-school, summer programs build an unexpected pipeline: new teachers

A $4 billion dollar -a-year initiative created to combat pandemic-related learning loss and expand the regular school day in California is also addressing another issue — recruiting teachers. The Expanded Learning Opportunities Program championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom — and on which the state has spent a total of about $18 billion so far — supports an array of summer enrichment programs and after-school programs. They are typically run by nonprof…