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California must not punish districts for being proactive on early learning
Penalties for districts that accelerated implementation of transitional kindergarten should be waived.
Gabriela Mafi and John Garcia
April 24, 2024
California must help schools add green space
Extreme heat is harmful to kids’ mental and physical health; greener schoolyards can help protect against rising temperatures.
Jackie Goldberg
April 23, 2024
Too much downtime, too little learning in special day classes
Failing to provide sufficient instructional harms students receiving special education services.
Sudha Krishnan and Sara Caniglia-Schulte
April 22, 2024
Community college faculty should all be allowed to work full time
Part-time instructors, many who work for decades off the tenure track and at a lower pay rate, have been called “apprentices to nowhere.”
Alexis Moore and Jack Longmate
April 17, 2024
Teacher diversity is an investment in students worth making and keeping
Despite the state's fiscal troubles, school districts should move forward on promises to establish and maintain a diverse workforce.
Laura McGowan-Robinson
April 17, 2024
California's College Corps has great promise despite growing pains
The new program offers participants a debt-free higher education in exchange for providing service to the community.
Aya Mikbel
April 16, 2024
Time to eliminate high-stakes tests for prospective California teachers
The current Teaching Performance Assessments do more harm than good in preparing aspiring educators for the classroom.
Leslie Littman
April 16, 2024
Don’t underestimate the power of CalKIDS savings plan
It might seem like the child savings account program is off to a slow start, but it's important to remember that it is a long-term investment in kids living in California.
William Elliott
April 15, 2024
Students need more time for lunch
Lack of time to sit down and eat undermines California's progress in making school meals available to all students.
Julia Ransom
April 10, 2024
We must take better care of our home-based child care providers
These professionals provide essential services, but their pay and working conditions do not reflect their value, and their health suffers.
Tonia McMillian
April 9, 2024
Is the ‘core curriculum’ still core?
Parents, community members rate skills like critical thinking and communication higher than the traditional core subjects of English and math.
Roman Stearns
April 8, 2024
We need to track how California's efforts to increase teacher diversity are working
Anecdotal accounts of the impact of training and development programs are not sufficient. We need comprehensive data.
Omar Zamarripa
April 3, 2024
We must be proactive in guiding the influence of artificial intelligence on education
Artificial intelligence could breathe new life into education if it is handled right, with a focus on equity and collaboration.
Michael Matsuda
April 2, 2024
English learners, too, would benefit from fixing how we teach reading in California; this bill is a good start
Bill opponents should seek to improve the legislation rather leave students with outdated reading instruction.
Claude Goldenberg
April 1, 2024
Taxpayers deserve better performance audits of school construction bonds
Without a standards-compliant performance audit, laws can be broken, crimes committed, and voters are left to conclude that their tax money is not being spent wisely.