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English language learners

Spanish-speaking teachers getting special training to meet California's demand for more bilingual teachers

As districts expand bilingual programs, they're ramping up training so teachers who speak Spanish can teach Common Core and standards for English learners.

Theresa Harrington
Commentary

California is improving how schools report on college and career readiness for all students

California scored above the national average in reporting of college and career readiness data but there is still work to be done.

Lisa Gonzales and Shelly Masur
College Readiness

'A pathological optimist,' counseling award winner urges students to pursue college aid

Statewide award recipient Lynda McGee was praised for her efforts to get low-income students into college. She says that some students should try to attend college away from home to have a better shot at finishing in four years.

Larry Gordon
Special Education

Dyslexia, once the reading disability that shall not be named, comes into its own in California

New California Dyslexia Guidelines are meant to improve how reading is taught to all students by all teachers, not just reading specialists.

Jane Meredith Adams
Transitional Kindergarten

Understanding transitional kindergarten: a quick guide

Transitional kindergarten was introduced after a 2010 California law changed the cutoff birth date for kindergarten entry from Dec. 2 to Sept. 1.

Ashley Hopkinson
Commentary

California's public universities struggle with rising college eligibility

Far more students are now eligible to enroll at UC and CSU, without a parallel increase in the universities' ability to admit more students.

Louis Freedberg
Curriculum

A summer rich in history for students who looked, listened and questioned

Activists from the 1960s share memories as part of a high school program created by UC Berkeley.

John Fensterwald
Teacher Shortage

Don't slam the desk on the way out. If fewer teachers quit, the shortage would end

If schools could improve their work environments, and stop the flood of teachers leaving the field, the teaching shortage would go away, according to a report from the Learning Policy Institute.

Jane Meredith Adams
Charter Schools

Updated: Charter schools take a hit in nationwide poll

More people still support charters, but the margin has narrowed in an Education Next survey.

John Fensterwald
Teacher Shortage

State superintendent candidates agree teacher shortage must be top priority

Marshall Tuck explains his approach, Tony Thurmond points to bills he is authoring.

John Fensterwald
Charter Schools

Inspired by Skid Row, educator opening charter to help LA's homeless children and families

Crete Academy, near South L.A.’s Leimert Park neighborhood, is one of nine new independent charters opening within Los Angeles Unified School District this year, and the only one dedicated to fighting homelessness with an arsenal of social services to help families.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
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