One morning, some 20 years ago, I took an anonymous phone call that stunned me. Years had passed since our decadelong federal class action discrimination lawsuit against the CBEST had ended with only ...

This story was updated to include the 2019-20 passing rates for both the CBEST and CSET. California’s newly approved state budget allows teacher candidates to skip two of the tests that had been ...

The California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) is designed to assess basic math, reading, and writing skills for candidates planning a career in teaching. Since 1984, the CBEST must be passed ...