Betty Márquez Rosales
Before joining EdSource, Betty worked on reporting projects for Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley. Betty’s stories have appeared in The New York Times, Fusion, and local news publications across California. She has worked in education and communications, earned a Master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in gender studies from UC Santa Barbara.
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California's Youth Job Corps offers a second chance at career, higher education
California's state-funded Youth Job Corps has provided paid work opportunities for 8,000 young adults, ages 18 to 30, since launching in 2022.
Betty Márquez Rosales
February 26, 2024
Advocates warn against cutting housing subsidy for former foster youth
Gov. Newsom's budget proposal cuts supplemental funds and other support for transition-age adults, a group at extreme risk for homelessness.
Betty Márquez Rosales
February 14, 2024
Advice from former superintendents on retaining those still on the job
Five former California superintendents shared potential solutions for reducing the increasing turnover rate in their profession.
Betty Márquez Rosales
January 31, 2024
Two types of housing vouchers for foster youth | Quick Guide
Two federal housing vouchers for transition-age foster youth, FUP and FYI, go largely underutilized in California.
Betty Márquez Rosales
January 9, 2024
Community college students serve as basic needs support guides for peers
The California Community College's Ambassador Program relies on peer-to-peer engagement to increase access to basic needs resources.
Betty Márquez Rosales
January 3, 2024
Hope for West Fresno now comes in the form of a college campus
The newest Fresno City College campus, West Fresno Center, is a beacon of hope for a community long redlined and marginalized.
Betty Márquez Rosales
December 13, 2023
State data collection systems failing students in juvenile detention, report says
California's current data collection practices inadequately capture the needs and outcomes of youth in the juvenile justice system, says a recent report from the Youth Law Center.
Betty Márquez Rosales
December 1, 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
Educational rights for youth in the child welfare system | Quick Guide
Children in out-of-home placements, like foster care, in the child welfare system have access to particular educational rights.
Betty Márquez Rosales
September 26, 2023
New bill would shift restitution from juveniles to State
A new bill proposes transferring payment of restitution orders from youth to the state's victim compensation board.
Betty Márquez Rosales
August 23, 2023
California's dramatic jump in chronically absent students part of a nationwide surge
Since the pandemic, the number of chronically absent students has doubled to 13.6 million, including about 1.8 million from California.
Betty Márquez Rosales, Mallika Seshadri, And Daniel J. Willis
August 10, 2023
Federal financial aid for foster youth | Quick Guide
Foster youth applying for federal financial aid need to keep certain considerations in mind as they complete their application. This quick guide answers questions on those considerations.
Betty Márquez Rosales
July 11, 2023
California’s most vulnerable students may be seeing increased funding soon
If California's propose budget is passed as it currently stands, county offices of education stand to receive an increase of $80 million in ongoing Proposition 98 funding.
Betty Márquez Rosales
June 27, 2023
Pell Grant eligibility for students in prisons to be reinstated in July
For the first time in nearly 30 years, the federal Pell Grant will be reinstated for incarcerated students on July 1, but advocates say access will remain challenging.
Betty Márquez Rosales
June 15, 2023
In California's youth justice system, many high schoolers graduate with grade-school reading skills
A shift of incarcerated youth from state to county facilities is putting a spotlight on their education and whether they leave knowing how to read.