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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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.
Betty Márquez Rosales
October 7, 2021
California schools to get help identifying homeless students if governor signs bill
Legislators say the need is urgent as researchers estimate the number of homeless students in California has increased during the pandemic.
Betty Márquez Rosales
September 10, 2021
Independent study frustrates California parents who enrolled children
California has mandated that all school districts provide independent study as the only online learning option for students in grades K-12.
Betty Márquez Rosales
September 10, 2021
LA Unified becomes largest school district to mandate Covid vaccine for students
Los Angeles Unified on Thursday voted to mandate the Covid-19 vaccine for all students 12 and older, making it the largest school district to do so.
Betty Márquez Rosales
September 9, 2021
Pandemic prompts grief support in schools | Quick Guide
An ACLU survey in March found that more than 30% of students said they’d lost someone close to them over the past year.
Betty Márquez Rosales
August 17, 2021
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.