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Why I teach despite profession's modest compensation
Today, teaching is more than just a job; it’s my passion.
Margi Bhansali
November 23, 2022
Don’t throw out standardized student testing – make it better
If TikTok can accurately predict which images, songs, videos you will like the most, why can't algorithms similar to those that power TikTok help suggest which course of study and career you may excel in?
Janie Dam
November 22, 2022
College community gardens promote growth and healing in Covid’s wake
Community gardens on college campuses give students access to nature and an opportunity to tend to — and be nurtured by — the outdoors.
Arabel Meyer
November 21, 2022
Voters reelected Tony Thurmond; now he needs to keep his promises on literacy
California needs to be screening all K-2 students for dyslexia and should also mandate that districts use literacy curriculum based on the science of reading.
Megan Bacigalupi
November 16, 2022
Community colleges must leverage opportunities created by electric vehicle boom for their students
Colleges in underserved areas must prepare their students to seize the opportunities created by the growth in electric vehicles.
Sonya Christian
November 15, 2022
Transitional kindergarten expansion needs wraparound programs to ensure access, quality
Studies show that low-quality care for children under 5 is detrimental to learning outcomes for years following that experience.
Ryan Hazelton and Savitha Moorthy
November 14, 2022
Voters approved unprecedented funding for arts education; here's how we fulfill that promise
If ever there was a time for innovation and out-of-the-box ideas, this is it.
Alex Karas
November 10, 2022
We cannot allow our education to be automated
An overreliance on technology eliminates the verbal interaction between students, their peers, and their teachers and takes the learning out of the classroom and onto the screen.
Adam Abolfazli
November 9, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act left children and families behind
Rising costs, the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and demand that exceeds supply have frayed an already fragile child care sector.
Ruth Fernández and Savitha Moorthy
November 7, 2022
Libraries support us, so we should support them
Libraries help in our children’s education, give access to resources that the less privileged desperately need and enrich our lives with resources for lifelong learning.
Mantra Roy
November 3, 2022
California's accountability system is failing English learners
The California School Dashboard masks the needs of English learners, leading to low expectations for these students and resulting in many districts not planning for their support and success.
Martha Hernandez
November 1, 2022
Fresno State students need affordable housing
Living on campus for at least one year has been proven to increase overall student well-being, feeling of belonging, and academic success.
D'Aungillique Jackson
November 1, 2022
Middle school math needs to be every superintendent’s new priority
New test results point to an urgent need by California to improve learning during pivotal years for education.
David Scarlett Wakelyn
October 28, 2022
Arts education is a right, not a privilege
I am proof that even the smallest space for art in students' lives can have a monumental impact.
Matthew Garcia-Ramirez
October 25, 2022
Where's the village for high school students?
Why is it that when students enter high school, support seems to drop drastically? In such a pivotal time in their lives, we abandon the constant support they are used to having at school.