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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.
Jody London
June 16, 2021
Transitional kindergarten for all would hurt early education providers
A "mixed delivery" system, in which state-funded early learning programs can be in any school, would better serve the needs of families.
Christopher Maricle & Teri Davies
June 10, 2021
Leaving ‘apples to oranges’ behind, California has a chance to paint a true picture of our schools’ performances
Pandemic has created a window of opportunity for California to add a growth measure to the dashboard for evaluating schools.
Annette Gonzalez
June 9, 2021
Districts should focus on finding California’s missing kindergartners, especially English learners
English learners who did not connect, or connected minimally, during this year of distance learning need a renewed commitment that school will be a place full of rich language, wonderment and engagement in literacy and learning.
Martha Hernandez and Anya Hurwitz
June 7, 2021
Reform Cal Grant and invest in community college students
Help with food and housing costs would enable more students to succeed and thrive in community college.
Iulia Tarasova and Stephen Kodur
June 7, 2021
California parents need a seat at the education reform table
The pandemic galvanized parents to become advocates for their children. They must lean in to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to redefine what education reform means in California.
Megan Bacigalupi and Rebecca Bodenheimer
June 2, 2021
Make good on California’s commitment to equity — fund computer science classrooms
Almost two-thirds of California high schools lack computer science courses and schools serving predominantly low-income students are four times less likely to offer advanced placement computer science courses.
Julie Flapan and Allison Scott
June 1, 2021
Proposed law would disrupt the education of thousands of students
AB1316 would close numerous schools and displace thousands of students and families throughout California.
Michael Brajkovich
May 28, 2021
Use of Covid-relief funds should be long-term, realistic and student-centered
In spending the windfall of funds available for districts this year, leaders must plan for the long term, avoid quick fixes and resist the temptation to say yes to more than they can actually do well.
Steven Kellner and Laura Schwalm
May 21, 2021
Tutoring, when driven by equity, can help students catch up post pandemic
School districts should prioritize funding for tutoring for students who have fallen the furthest behind in their studies and whose families are the most disenfranchised economically.
Monique Corral
May 17, 2021
Finding our voices, and our research skills, during the pandemic
Surveying their peers provided high school students with unique insights on the effects of the pandemic.