October 9, 2024
Upgrading facilities can make schools safer and more sustainable, panel says
State and local bonds on the November ballot could play a key role in upgrading school facilities amid safety concerns and climate change.
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August 29, 2024
Communication with parents is key to addressing chronic absenteeism, panel says
Low-cost, scalable engagement through texting and post cards can make a huge difference in getting students back in the habit of attending classes.
Emma Gallegos
May 9, 2024
How earning a college degree put four California men on a path from prison to new lives | Documentary
For the four men whose stories are told in this documentary, just the chance to earn the degree made it possible for them to see themselves living a different life outside of prison.
Jennifer Molina
April 25, 2024
Dual admission programs a tool for addressing state’s transfer challenges, panel says
Panelists discussed dual admission as a solution for easing the longstanding challenges in California's transfer system.
Betty Márquez Rosales
October 27, 2023
Panel discusses how to reduce the dizzying cost of textbooks for California college students
Overall, students do better in classes when textbook costs are dramatically reduced or eliminated.
Emma Gallegos
October 2, 2023
After 30 years in California prison, he starts new life at UC Irvine
Patrick Acuña’s transition from prison to UC Irvine midway through a bachelor's program underscores the two vastly different institutions.
Betty Márquez Rosales
October 2, 2023
Patrick Acuña's journey from prison to UC Irvine | Video
While in solitary confinement in his early 20s, an older man deeply entrenched in gang culture became Patrick Acuña’s mentor. It’s this man whom Acuña credits with setting him on his current path.
Jennifer Molina
March 23, 2023
Panel: Underrepresented students should be the target of California's dual enrollment
Even as dual enrollment programs have rapidly grown in California, the students most in need of that academic boost don’t always have access to it.
Emma Gallegos
March 6, 2023
Family reunited after four years separated by Trump-era immigration policy
José Luis Ruiz Arévalos thought he would be in Mexico for six days. Instead, he was forced to stay out of the country for almost four years, disrupting his kids' education.
Zaidee Stavely
October 19, 2022
School choice advocate, CTA opponent Lance Christensen would be a very different state superintendent
Christensen faces long odds to defeat much better financed incumbent Tony Thurmond, but he assumes parents frustrated by pandemic school closures will vote for change.
John Fensterwald
October 6, 2022
How a California school is embracing the science of reading and phonics | Video
Watch how one school embraces the science of reading and phonics to teach children to read.
Jennifer Molina
June 16, 2022
At this Oakland high school, restorative justice goes far beyond discipline
Five years after expanding its program, Fremont High has seen dramatic improvements.
Carolyn Jones
June 15, 2022
High school graduates eager to move ahead to college and jobs, leaving Covid behind
Across California, graduating seniors look forward to moving beyond the high school years that were dominated by Covid.
Diana Lambert
May 19, 2022
Roundtable: 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
March 30, 2022
After living in her van in a city lot, she now feeds others who park there
Four months ago, Tami Rossell was living out of her van with her three youngest children and parking each night in city-designated safe parking zones. Today, she helps feed the homeless families who were once her neighbors in the lots.