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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A look back at Austin Beutner's tenure as LA Unified superintendent
Austin Beutner steps down as L.A. Unified superintendent after leading the state's largest school district for three years.
Betty Márquez Rosales
June 30, 2021
LA Unified expands early literacy program
An early literacy program launched as a pilot with 2,500 students has proved successful enough to expand to 14,000 students in coming months.
Betty Márquez Rosales
June 11, 2021
L.A. Unified to launch nation’s largest district college savings account program
L.A. Unified will launch a college savings account program, Opportunity L.A, on Friday for over 13,000 first grade students. All remaining first graders will have their own savings account by the end of 2021.
Betty Márquez Rosales
May 20, 2021
In his own words: L.A. Unified's Austin Beutner explains why he resigned
L.A. Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner announced that he will not seek to renew his contract with the district once it ends in June.
Betty Márquez Rosales
April 22, 2021
L.A. Unified Supt. Austin Beutner to step down in June
During his tenure, Beutner dealt both with a historic teachers’ strike and a pandemic.
Betty Márquez Rosales
April 21, 2021
Los Angeles Unified reopens for in-person learning
Los Angeles Unified, the state's largest district, reopened for in-person learning amid ongoing lawsuits from parents pushing for a full reopening.
Betty Márquez Rosales
April 13, 2021
Many English learners reluctant to return to in-person instruction at California schools
English learners have priority to return to in-person instruction at some school districts, but fear of the coronavirus is keeping many of them home.
Betty Márquez Rosales And Zaidee Stavely
April 13, 2021
New L.A. school vaccination sites to open for families of students in hard-hit communities
Many families in neighborhoods with high Covid-19 death rates don't want a return to in-person learning, according to an L.A. Unified survey.
Betty Márquez Rosales
March 30, 2021
Coaches, mentors at California schools key to helping keep recent immigrant students engaged during pandemic
When the pandemic hit, many students who recently immigrated to the U.S. were not attending online classes regularly.
Betty Márquez Rosales And Zaidee Stavely
March 23, 2021
Los Angeles Unified reaches tentative agreement with teachers union to reopen schools
L.A. Unified students are a step closer to returning to their classrooms after the district and its teachers union reached a tentative agreement.
Betty Márquez Rosales
March 10, 2021
Quick Guide: California's road map for students learning English
A guide to California's English Learner Roadmap, which provides guidance on how to be responsive to the needs of English learner students by giving meaningful and accessible instruction, aligning goals across education systems, and more.
Betty Márquez Rosales
March 10, 2021
District-led parent mentor program promotes path to college for English learners
The program at the Whittier Union High School District aims to “tap into that trust” that parents often share among each other.
Betty Márquez Rosales And Zaidee Stavely
February 17, 2021
California schools consider extending next school year while mental health remains a concern
In Los Angeles Unified, some board members have signaled support for additional instructional time, as the nation’s second-largest school district continues with distance learning.
Betty Márquez Rosales
February 2, 2021
L.A. Unified experiments with new tutoring program during pandemic
An after-school tutoring program kicked off amid the global health crisis is showing early promise in pockets of Los Angeles Unified, where a drop in grades among students has upended the nation’s second-largest school district’s approach to grading and instruction.
Betty Márquez Rosales
January 21, 2021
California schools struggle to pay for ventilation upgrades, key to safely reopen campuses
School districts are facing pressure to improve ventilation at their campuses to reduce the airborne spread of the coronavirus.