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LA Unified must not keep data on academic growth from parents
Political arguments are getting in the way of sensible solutions.
Paige Kowalski and Seth Litt
October 21, 2019
Four lessons I learned from California’s Hollister prep on closing learning gaps
Improving student learning requires both academic rigor and flexibility in working with students based on their individual needs.
Lauren Schwartze
October 16, 2019
For better insights into California's new test results, look at achievement over time
Analytical tools that are available but not used can help schools better understand how to improve student performance.
David Wakelyn
October 11, 2019
What will it take to make headway on student achievement?
State Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond says that key priorities, among other things, should be improving teacher preparedness and qualifications and building a more diverse teaching force in California.
Linda Darling-Hammond
October 9, 2019
California needs a master plan for early childhood
Advocates agree with governor's call for more planning before new early childhood funds are spent.
Patricia Lozano, Mayra E. Alvarez and Scott Moore
October 7, 2019
School start times should remain a local decision
Forcing schools to start later risks creating more problems for students and their families.
Nancy Albarrán and Chris Funk
October 4, 2019
California needs time to get ethnic studies curriculum right
The debate over whether ethnic studies is an appropriate and valuable course for high school students was settled long ago.
Linda Darling-Hammond
September 19, 2019
Governor’s postsecondary council has assets — and opportunities
Linking work experience and college preparation in high school helps students do better in college.
Anne Stanton
September 10, 2019
California can be a model for teacher-led change
Pomona Unified is rethinking professional learning in light of California’s Local Control Funding Formula.
Barnett Berry, Joseph Bishop and Lori Nazareno
September 5, 2019
On reforming suspensions: a teacher’s plea to California’s lawmakers
Teachers need more support to help struggling students rather than bans that reduce their ability to manage their classrooms.
Jason Sanchez
August 24, 2019
We must disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline
Students who are suspended from school are less likely to graduate from high school and more likely to be arrested and incarcerated.
Nancy Skinner
August 13, 2019
State must provide school stability for foster youth
The state needs to take a more active role in translating policy reform into academic achievement for its youth in care.
Margaret Olmos, Jessica Maxwell and Vanessa Hernandez
August 9, 2019
Why we factor suspension rates into how we identify top schools for underserved students
Authors reject the notion that some students want to learn and some students don’t.
Matt Hammer and Alicia Gallegos-Fambrini
August 6, 2019
Recognizing regional costs in school funding formula is both equitable and affordable
Current formula hurts children from low-income families in high-cost regions.
Jennifer Bestor
July 31, 2019
My memorable year teaching as Berkeley integrated its schools
Former teacher recalls hopeful time half a century ago in a newly integrated middle-school classroom.