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Facing wildfires and pandemics, California must invest in ensuring clean air in schools
For schools to adapt to the health threats from our rapidly warming climate, they need improved heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems that filter pollution and infectious particles from the air.
Zoe Lew, Lisa Patel and Erika Veidis
July 29, 2021
Why reading at grade level shouldn't be our only goal
While other measures are important, the key questions most parents should ask are “Is my child growing as a reader?” and “Is my child developing a love of reading?”
Malbert Smith
July 21, 2021
Ensuring our students feel safe and engaged will be key to getting through the post-pandemic year
A teacher shares how she and her colleagues are preparing to support students through a school year that is possibly even more challenging than the 2020-21 pandemic year.
Marion Siwek
July 16, 2021
The road to recovery: What last year’s data can tell us about next year’s plans
We must continue to invest in understanding how students are doing as they return to school after the pandemic.
Libby Pier
July 15, 2021
California’s math framework matters to English learners. Here’s how we can get it right
To understand a concept, students need to know the words — or language — to communicate it.
Crystal Gonzales
July 13, 2021
To close racial equity gaps, make it simpler for community college students to transfer
Our higher education system puts the burden on students to deconstruct the inner workings of a disjointed transfer system.
Scott W. Thayer and Cynthia Olivo
July 8, 2021
The ‘stars aligned’ in budget deal, but hurdles remain for early education
This is much work still to be done to ensure the pre-K entitlement will narrow, rather than reinforce, gaps in children’s early learning.
Bruce Fuller
July 8, 2021
Arts should be part of any plans to rethink schooling and reengage students
For some students, the arts community is the most important community they have on campus.
Katrina Woodworth, Candice Benge, and Elise Levin-Guracar
July 6, 2021
Investing in our teachers is what our students need most
This is a pivotal opportunity for our state to proactively meet the demand for passionate, qualified teachers.
Donna Glassman-Sommer and Marvin Lopez
July 1, 2021
Reading gain in the era of learning loss
Students can make impressive gains in reading even under difficult circumstances if guided and encouraged to think for themselves.
Mark Gozonsky
June 29, 2021
For students in California, arts education is a civil rights issue
While arts programs support academic and school climate goals, they are often the first to be cut from the budget.
Sonia Patel Banker
June 27, 2021
Recruiting and retaining Black teachers takes more than money
Getting more Black men into the teaching profession requires substantial solutions and audacious reforms.
Ramona Bishop
June 24, 2021
For kids' sake, don't cut nonprofits out of efforts to recover from pandemic
Nonprofits providing summer and afterschool programs say they can more effectively support students and working families if they can access Covid relief funds directly.
Jonathan Zeichner, Roberto Gil, and Steve Wymer
June 22, 2021
Emergency support for college students is a matter of financial equity, and it’s everyone’s business
Let’s update our traditional perceptions of who students are, how their daily lives look and how best to offer assistance in times of need.
Monica Lozano & José A. Quiñonez
June 16, 2021
California climate investment fund should support schools
If California is serious about meeting its carbon reduction goals, our K-12 schools must be viewed as partners in this critical work.