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May 23, 2022
Study: Cal State system needs to increase staff pay
Efforts are underway to get funding in the state's 2022-23 budget to increase salaries for CSU staff following release of a state-funded study.
Ashley A. Smith
May 20, 2022
California education to be spared divisive statewide election battles this year
Education ballot measures that promised to be most divisive failed to gather enough support and signatures to make it to the ballot this year.
Louis Freedberg
May 20, 2022
Should kindergarten change in California?
Children from low-income families often start school with fewer academic skills than their more affluent peers, experts say, an issue exacerbated by the pandemic.
Karen D'Souza
May 19, 2022
A comprehensive reading plan is the only way to address our early literacy crisis
The failure to teach California’s three million low-income students to be effective readers is the ultimate existential threat.
Todd Collins
May 19, 2022
How can California improve the working conditions of community college adjuncts?
During an EdSource roundtable, panelists discussed new ideas for improving working conditions for the 37,000 part-time faculty at California's community colleges.
Michael Burke
May 19, 2022
Updated state computer system frustrates districts during student testing period
Rollout of CALPADS update with glitches coincides with Smarter Balanced testing, compounding problems; state Department of Education promises fixes.
John Fensterwald
May 18, 2022
California must consider rural districts' unique realities for community schools grants
Innovative program that allowed rural districts to collaborate to create and expand community school programs runs into a surprising roadblock.
Julie Boesch and Tim Taylor
May 18, 2022
More CSU students graduate during pandemic, but drop may loom
CSU official notes efforts to bring dropouts back to campuses after the pandemic's toll. Warns of "troublesome equity challenge."
Larry Gordon
May 17, 2022
California students need more high-quality advanced math options
Instead of arguing over which advanced math courses best prepare high school students for their futures, California policymakers must ensure that all students have access to multiple high-quality options.
Pamela Burdman
May 17, 2022
In the San Joaquin Valley, rapidly growing school districts endure overcrowding
As the cost of housing in the Bay Area and coastal Southern California drives families inland in search of relief, some school districts in the vast San Joaquin Valley contend with rapid enrollment growth.
Emma Gallegos
May 17, 2022
Covid stipends cause outcry at Alameda County Office of Education
Managers, not union members, got the majority of the initial Covid stipends in the Alameda County Office of Education.
Carolyn Jones
May 16, 2022
Strategies for California? Texas university helps students cross finish line
The University of Texas at San Antonio's success at boosting graduation rates, especially for Black and Latino students, may offer strategies for California and other states.