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Dual enrollment is a foot in the door to college
Making dual enrollment opportunities available equitably to all California high school students must not be left to chance.
Michal Kurlaender and Olga Rodriguez
January 6, 2022
Teachers are not therapists
Policymakers and administrators must have the courage to make big changes to provide students more access to mental health professionals.
Ellen Dahlke
January 4, 2022
How state leaders can advance climate-resilient schools now
California needs a master plan to provide safe and inspirational spaces for children to learn that are protected from disruptions caused by climate change.
Jonathan Klein and Lisa Patel
January 4, 2022
A guide to making the California teacher shortage even worse
California's teacher preparation requirements, especially the cumbersome Induction process, are driving qualified teachers away.
Martin Blythe
January 3, 2022
Part-time professors deserve the opportunity for full-time work
California's current laws have created an unfair system of "haves and have-nots" among community college faculty, and it's time to fix that.
Alexis Moore, Jack Longmate and Keith Hoeller
January 2, 2022
Why agility training needs to be available for all students
When change is constant, teaching students how to be more agile in coping with the unexpected can make a dramatic difference to their well-being and resilience.
James Alvarez Mourey
December 29, 2021
Investing in teacher wellness has never been more critical
California must support teachers and invest in their well-being to halt the growing shortage.
Beatrice Viramontes
December 28, 2021
Our students deserve better than our woeful school libraries
While classroom libraries offer the best access and public libraries offer the greatest variety, school libraries offer the best of both worlds: convenient access to a wide range of materials for both pleasure reading and curriculum support.
Jonathan Hunt
December 14, 2021
How educators can fight misinformation to safeguard students, staff and families
If educators teach students how to check out potential misinformation, they will pass on those tools in their community.
Debra Duardo
December 13, 2021
How changing math programming increases access to college and career ready courses
San Francisco Unified resequenced its math course offerings, and now more students are tackling more advanced mathematics.
Vincent Matthews
December 9, 2021
What’s the point of high school? Where I teach, it's more than a diploma
We need to get back to the reasons teachers start teaching in the first place: to support students, to inspire futures and to create fulfilled adults.
Laura Ochoa
December 7, 2021
L.A. Unified's next leader must pursue police-free schools and truly engage the community
We need a superintendent who will treat students, families and communities as partners and not ignore or dismiss us.
Marshé Doss and Joseph Williams
December 3, 2021
School foods are mostly healthy, but candy cereal must go
States and school meal providers must take the lead to ensure progress in making school meals healthier is not lost.
Meghan Maroney
December 2, 2021
Community colleges are still wasting Black and Latino students’ time
By shrugging off the law against putting students into noncredit, nontransferrable remedial courses, colleges continue to trap students in a never-ending cycle leading to failure.
Jetaun Stevens
November 17, 2021
Now is the time for schools to invest in special-education inclusion models that benefit all students
Schools can support students of all abilities in the same classroom, benefiting all -- without breaking the bank. It's already happening.