What California's 10 Largest School Districts are Doing to Ensure
that all of their Students have access to "Highly Qualified" Teachers

LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Administrators from Long Beach Unified declined to participate in this report.  Lynn Winters from their Office of Research, Planning, and Evaluation did, however, send a copy of the following two reports, both of which call into question the link between credential status and student academic achievement:

"The Relationship between Student Academic Gains and Teacher Credential Status"

"An Analysis of School District Data Using Value-added Methodology"