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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.
Ria Sengupta Bhatt
March 25, 2019
A cap on charters would only cap family choices
Don't ignore the powerful impact charter schools have on student's lives, former student says.
Michael Phillips
March 20, 2019
Bringing education closer to home helps vulnerable kids
Initiative takes afterschool programs to affordable housing communities.
Jennifer Peck
March 12, 2019
Grades must reflect mastery, not just effort
More attention, training needed to solve the problem of misleading grades, author says.
Derrick Chau
March 10, 2019
Charter schools are not to blame for Oakland Unified's financial woes
Scapegoating charters not the solution to district's labor dispute, author says.
Eric Premack
February 28, 2019
Why I am on the picket line, not in my classroom
A teacher’s perspective on the Oakland strike
Ginger Cook
February 21, 2019
Oakland superintendent: District must choose 'imperfect solutions over strife'
Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell, a former Oakland Unified teacher and principal, says district has to live within its "current financial reality" and end the "same repeated conversations that we have been having for decades."
Kyla Johnson-Trammell
February 20, 2019
Oakland principals support teachers but call for more state and local funds
Open letter in support of Oakland Unified teachers signed by 75 principals from district.
By principals from Oakland Unified School District
February 18, 2019
Schools need more resources for student mental health and wellness
Changes to current state law could enable schools to more easily access federal mental health funds.