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California needs all its K-12 public schools to be strong: traditional and charter
State should preserve appeals process for charter schools, former State Board member says.
Trish Boyd Williams
June 4, 2019
Unchecked, decades-long experiment with charter schools yields unintended consequences
Elected leaders in Sacramento must pass laws to support students by curtailing growth of charter schools, teacher says.
Erika Jones
May 29, 2019
Don’t use the SAT or ACT to undermine education accountability
College admissions tests rank students on a curve rather than measuring how well they are meeting state standards and are weaker predictors of college performance than high-school grades.
Pamela Burdman and Christopher Edley, Jr.
May 26, 2019
California's complex formulas limit options to close funding gap
The solution for schools isn't as simple as passing a new tax, researcher says.
Jennifer Imazeki
May 20, 2019
‘Inconvenient truths’ missing from Oakland report on charter schools
Charter schools did not cause Oakland’s problems and preventing more students from choosing charter schools will not fix them, researchers say.
Robin Lake and Ashley Jochim
May 15, 2019
Oakland Unified committed to fixing fiscal problems, but state must also step up
As district recovers after strike, superintendent calls on state to provide more funding.
Kyla Johnson-Trammell
May 6, 2019
School districts must do more to manage costs of health benefits
When districts spend more money on health benefits, there’s less money for other priorities, like teacher salaries, researcher says.
Paul Bruno
May 6, 2019
After years of avoidance, time to take on challenges posed by California charter schools
Early backer of charter law says no easy answers to issues raised by charter school expansion in the state.
Carl Cohn
May 1, 2019
For principals, biggest task is creating a school culture without the threat of gun violence
In survey, principals say more time is spent addressing problems associated with the threat of gun violence than any other challenge.
John Rogers
April 24, 2019
We must embrace equity over elitism in higher education
College quality to should be measured by the number and diversity of the students they graduate, not by institutional wealth and high rejection rates, author says.
Kim A. Wilcox
April 22, 2019
California's school pension funding plan is working
Current defined-benefit pension plan is the best option for California teachers, author says.
Grant Boyken
April 15, 2019
How one district achieved a more collaborative labor-management partnership
San Jose Unified and its teachers union offer model for how to move from combat to collaboration, researcher says.
Joel Knudson
April 11, 2019
Better data helps San Diego schools more effectively address chronic absenteeism
Effective use of data can help schools do more of what works and less of what doesn’t, authors say.
Debbie Lieberman and Tia Anzellotti
April 4, 2019
Lack of effective state education data system holds students back
Longitudinal system that connects K-12 and higher ed could help more students complete college.
Michal Kurlaender
April 2, 2019
California needs a better education data system but who will manage it?
A well-constructed higher-education coordinating entity could change the course of California education from opaque and siloed to transparent and coordinated.