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San Francisco Unified recall shows how parents can transform a district
School boards shouldn’t be political stepping stones for higher office. Parents must stay engaged to ensure their schools are run well.
Meredith W. Dodson
May 10, 2022
Twitter sale shows us why education technology companies should be accountable to schools
The growing dependence of education on a constellation of privately controlled technologies cedes power to companies that are unaccountable to the schools and communities they are meant to serve.
T. Philip Nichols and Antero Garcia
May 8, 2022
How to address the teacher shortage before the well runs dry
State and federal legislators must enact measures to alleviate the conditions causing California teachers to quit. The public must demand action before we can't even keep our schools open.
Cassandra R. Henderson
May 3, 2022
Coming to UCLA the second time was scarier - but was worth it
The prospect of returning to UCLA for in-person classes after the pandemic was scary, but in the end, I found some of my worries were overblown.
Megan Tagami
May 2, 2022
As bilingual programs expand, let's keep an eye on equity for English learners
As the popularity of dual immersion bilingual schools grows, we must also help English learners and their families understand that these programs can benefit them, too.
Anya Hurwitz
May 2, 2022
How to restore California’s ailing child care system: Pay the teachers
Polls show that Californians have the will to invest in child care and teachers’ wages. Do the governor and lawmakers?
Lea Austin
April 27, 2022
Schools must do more to support Black students
Despite the endemic nature of anti-blackness in society, educators have a duty to work toward disrupting anti-blackness in schools.
Keara Williams, Gene McAdoo and Tyrone C. Howard
April 26, 2022
Old-school discipline doesn't work any more – and shouldn't
Schools that continue to dole out punishment for minor “infractions” end up producing the very thing they wanted to attack: more bad behavior.
Martin Blythe
April 24, 2022
Digital equity must remain a priority as California schools get back to normal
There is a growing gap between communities that have access to the internet and computers and those that do not. It's time to fix that in California.
Ana Ponce
April 19, 2022
California's math framework lacks sound research evidence to justify its progressive agenda
California's newly revised framework relies too heavily on unproven theories about how to teach mathematics.
Ze’ev Wurman and Williamson M. Evers
April 18, 2022
Let's teach students to be their own best advocates
When students understand their own data, their education becomes something that they are better able to participate in, and ceases to be something being done to them. California should make that a goal.
Abby Javurek and Jacob Bruno
April 13, 2022
Cancer diagnosis takes high-school trauma to a whole new level
What a California high school girl discovered about herself while living with cancer.
Bella Arnold
April 12, 2022
Increasing female representation in STEM careers starts with exposure
California must close the exposure and bias gaps and do a better job of giving female students proof of their STEM capabilities.
Melissa Jenkins and Trisha Oksner
April 10, 2022
What if Covid’s silver lining could be what we learn from the kids?
Amidst all the bad news about how the pandemic has affected children, teachers are seeing surprising positive changes in their students as well.
Thomas Courtney
April 5, 2022
California’s detailed test data gives it an advantage for the road ahead
A deeper dive into the Smarter Balanced test data reveals that the news is both better and worse than we previously realized.