Kamala Harris

November 13, 2020

From LH to BH: Think positive

It is time to focus on building a foundation of trust and civil discourse.

September 13, 2019

With shout-out to teachers, Democratic candidates talk about schools in Houston

In a shift from an era when teachers were blamed for students' failures, several candidates express support for teachers.

July 24, 2019

My memorable year teaching as Berkeley integrated its schools

Former teacher recalls hopeful time half a century ago in a newly integrated middle-school classroom.

July 5, 2019

Fifty years after desegregation, wide racial and ethnic achievement gaps persist in Berkeley

Berkeley’s 2020 Vision initiative was supposed to eliminate achievement gaps for the entering kindergarten class in 2007 but a year from its target date, it is clear that it still has a long way to go in reaching its ambitious goals.

Louis Freedberg

Commentary

July 1, 2019

For many, attending racially mixed schools has been a life changer

Abandoning school desegregation as a top priority was a mistake, UC Berkeley professor says.

David Kirp

Discipline

April 19, 2019

As a candidate for president, Harris taking a softer stance on truancy than she did as a prosecutor

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris championed tough-on-truancy laws while serving as San Francisco’s district attorney and California attorney general. Now she's taking heat for it on the campaign trail.

David Washburn

Podcast

March 29, 2019

Episode 100: $315 billion pay raise for teachers? And a tug of war over SAT/ACT tests

We review U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris' plan to boost teacher pay $315 billion over a decade and discuss the push – and push back – to letting school districts give the SAT or ACT to all students instead of the state's 11th grade standardized tests.

John Fensterwald

Pay and Tenure

March 26, 2019

Kamala Harris's plan to boost teacher pay would cost $315 billion over 10 years

The goal would be to boost salaries of every teacher who is paid less than workers in other professions with comparable credentials and experience in their respective states.

Louis Freedberg

Pay and Tenure

March 25, 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris says federal government must step in to close the 'teacher pay gap'

Harris’ proposal would have Washington play a role in an area of school funding where the federal government has historically played almost none.

Louis Freedberg

Student Well-Being

February 10, 2019

Kamala Harris’s stance on truancy resurfaces as she launches presidential campaign

A 2010 video clip of California senator and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris advocating the prosecution of parents for their children's truancy has re-ignited controversy as schools statewide face greater scrutiny for their rates of chronic absenteeism.

David Washburn

Elections and Education

January 28, 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris calls for universal preschool and 'debt free' college education

The former California attorney general and San Francisco district attorney also touches on gun violence in schools and law enforcement practices that could have fatal consequences for young people.