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Pay and Tenure

Class-size conundrum at the heart of Los Angeles teachers strike

January 18, 2019

In most LAUSD middle schools, the largest core classes have 37 kids — and can sometimes be as large as 46.

Kyle Stokes LAist/KPCC
Los Angeles Unified

County oversight will add wrinkle to LA Unified's teacher contract talks

January 17, 2019

School districts are required to maintain a minimum level of reserves, or county offices of education will intervene.

John Fensterwald
Commentary

California does not have to start from scratch in building new education data system

January 17, 2019

Data system can connect information from K-12 to college and beyond but must be useful and easy to use.

Brad C. Phillips
Pay and Tenure

Beyond higher pay and smaller classes, charter debate is undercurrent of teachers strike in Los Angeles

January 16, 2019

Union leaders at Los Angeles Unified are concerned that the growth of charter schools has come at the expense of dollars for district schools and the teachers working in them.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
Student Wellbeing

Trauma in Paradise: A California school system focuses on mental health after devastating fire

January 15, 2019

As students and educators in and around the town of Paradise begin a new semester, just two months since the deadliest wildfire in California history, they are carrying with them levels of trauma that will certainly impact their ability to learn and teach, experts say.

David Washburn
Student Wellbeing

Help EdSource shine a light on challenges in rural education

January 15, 2019

Our newsroom wants to tell the stories of students and their families in rural California who are suffering from high rates of chronic absenteeism, and help in the search for solutions.

David Washburn
Community Colleges

As California community colleges gear up to teach less remedial math, one college shows how it can be done

January 14, 2019

College of the Canyons has been a trailblazer for several years with its policy of placing more of its students in math classes that count for transfer instead of remedial courses.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
Pay and Tenure

Teachers mobilize in Los Angeles, but pathway out of strike is murky

January 14, 2019

California's largest school district joins the "Red for Ed" movement that until now has mobilized teachers in mostly Republican states.

Louis Freedberg
Commentary

Will we step up for California public schools in 2019?

January 13, 2019

Former California secretary of education suggests 10 ways to help schools succeed.

Glen Thomas
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Early Learning

Quality early care and education is critical to prepare all California children for school, but a large percentage of children 0-4 do not attend licensed early childhood education programs, largely because of a lack of space. The state has begun restoring preschool and child care slots eliminated during the recession, and investing more in full-day programs. Early childhood advocates, parents, and providers are eagerly awaiting what reforms may occur under Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, who has said he is committed to expanding early childhood education.

Just days into governorship, Newsom a master of complexities of California budget

Louis Freedberg

Gov. Newsom proposing to expand services for babies and toddlers

Zaidee Stavely

Gov. Newsom wants universal preschool for low-income children in California to be phased in over three years

Louis Freedberg