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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Campuses looking to offer housing for students and their children
Students in need of year-round, stable housing — rather than only during academic terms — face particular challenges when deciding which school to attend.
Betty Márquez Rosales
June 21, 2022
What information would help you plan your education path? California wants to know.
The team behind the Cradle-to-Career data system will begin hosting public discussions to shape the dashboards and tools. The system will be California's first statewide data system that tracks a students' progress and outcomes through the education system.
Betty Márquez Rosales
June 6, 2022
A former judge leads plan to overhaul California’s juvenile justice system
Judge Katherine Lucero is leading California’s massive transformation of its juvenile justice system by June 2023. In this Q&A, Lucero provides insight into how she plans to lead the shift.
Betty Márquez Rosales
April 28, 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.
Betty Márquez Rosales And Andrew Reed
March 30, 2022
Report finds schools in L.A. County's youth justice system lacking
A recent citizens review of the L.A. County juvenile justice system found that the classrooms lack a "culture of learning" and that the quality of the instruction offered "is generally far below expectations."
Betty Márquez Rosales
March 14, 2022
Liaisons play pivotal role in connecting California homeless children to services
All students experiencing homelessness are entitled to certain supports under federal law, and homeless liaisons are tasked with providing that support. But will there be enough funding to support each homeless child once they are identified?
Betty Márquez Rosales
February 16, 2022
A push for California to release youth from state custody amid Covid outbreak
Advocates are calling for early releases from California's youth detention facilities amid their largest Covid-19 outbreak, citing early releases from adult prisons over the past two years.
Betty Márquez Rosales
January 20, 2022
New effort aims to count all California homeless students | Quick Guide
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 27 into law recently after researchers estimated the number of homeless students in California has increased during the pandemic.
Betty Márquez Rosales
January 5, 2022
New poll offers insights for LAUSD’s next superintendent
A new poll offers insight into what L.A. Unified's new superintendent might face once chosen by the district board: increased support for mental health, equity in schools and an annual evaluation of the superintendent.
Betty Márquez Rosales
December 7, 2021
Long Beach City College offers students safety while sleeping in their cars
Long Beach City College has launched a safe overnight parking pilot program to provide homeless students with a safe place to park every night. The pilot includes security guards, access to showers and help finding more stable housing.
BETTY MÁRQUEZ ROSALES and Bella Arnold
November 18, 2021
More California Latino students attending college, but 'disturbing gaps' remain
Latinos are 39% of the state’s population, yet only one in four students in the entire University of California system identify as Latino.
Betty Márquez Rosales
November 9, 2021
New law to bring CalFresh food benefits to more college students
A new state law will make it easier for college students to qualify for CalFresh food benefits by requiring campus-based programs to apply for a certification stating they are helping to increase student employability.
Betty Márquez Rosales
November 3, 2021
New state law puts California’s Juvenile Justice System at a crossroads | Quick Guide
Recent laws have spurred historic changes to the state's juvenile system, where hundreds of young people are incarcerated each year at one of the state's four facilities.
Betty Márquez Rosales
October 11, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs $123.9 billion package to support K-12 education
The 22-bill package will increase broadband infrastructure, develop mental and behavioral health support and add a new ethnic studies high school graduation requirement.
Betty Márquez Rosales
October 8, 2021
Changes to California's youth prison system prove difficult to implement
By 2023 each county will have to take over the responsibility of finding appropriate housing facilities for young people in their local juvenile justice system. Implementing the law is proving to be difficult.