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Infusion of federal funds must be used to reimagine education in the San Joaquin Valley
Influx of funding in response to the pandemic provides a unique opportunity to reimagine cradle-to-career education in the San Joaquin Valley.
Don Shalvey
April 16, 2021
Social-emotional learning can help prevent school shootings
Gun control alone isn't enough. Social and emotional programs are needed to help address the root causes of violence.
Agnes Varghese
April 12, 2021
Let's keep pandemic-inspired innovations that benefit low-income college students
Colleges and universities that serve large numbers of low-income students need to accommodate the varied lives of our students, and that requires truly understanding the demands and structures of their lives.
Shonda L. Goward
March 29, 2021
This moment calls for radical care for all our children
Whenever and however schools open for in-person instruction — during and after the pandemic — we cannot go back to business as usual.
Tyrone C. Howard
March 1, 2021
California must go all in for financial aid
More than $500 million was left on the table last year because students didn't submit applications for financial aid.
Tyler Wu, Peter Granville & Denise Castro
February 25, 2021
New tools can help us better address student trauma
Online platform can help teachers spot and respond to students who are struggling.
Jerry Almendarez
February 17, 2021
Expanded learning is the right investment for right now – let’s make sure we do it wisely
Policymakers must leverage existing expertise, infrastructure and research when using additional funds for expanded learning.
Jennifer Peck
February 3, 2021
Let’s leverage the pandemic to make our education system fairer
State must enhance flexibility and resources for school districts even after students return to campus.
Chris D. Funk
February 1, 2021
The perilous politics of opening California schools
Many parents are calling for a safe and swift return to live in-person instruction as soon as possible.
Pat Reilly
January 29, 2021
It’s time to reimagine the school campus as a community center
The pandemic has created an opening to reexamine how schools operate and rethink how space is allocated.
Kate Mraw
January 19, 2021
To help get kids back in school, California should temporarily suspend local collective bargaining
Gov. Newsom should sit down with union leaders to negotiate a safe statewide reopening of all public schools for in-person instruction.
Carl Cohn
January 13, 2021
Ensuring equality: the struggle to reopen California’s public schools amid the pandemic
Legislators should provide clear directives to facilitate in-person instruction.
Mark Brilliant
January 6, 2021
Stipends, jobs for student teachers needed to diversify California’s teaching force
Taking a year off of work is a barrier for potential teachers, especially teachers of color, wanting to enter the teaching profession.
Jarod Kawasaki
January 4, 2021
It’s time we gave women and young children their due
California’s Master Plan for Early Learning and Care is a template for a better life, not only for our youngest children, but for women as well.