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Parents, educators should scrutinize concepts of gender and sexual identity in state's health education framework
Framework creates guidelines for California K-12 curriculum.
Brenda Lebsack
December 19, 2018
Public education must promote participation in democratic process
Civic engagement by young people strengthens the social fabric and our democracy, authors say.
Henry A. J. Ramos and Eric C. Abrams
December 10, 2018
Measuring growth in test scores is key to understanding student progress
School communities need actionable data and a complete picture of progress to support meaningful changes for students.
Steve Martinez and Rick Miller
November 26, 2018
A three-point education agenda for California in 2019
Newly elected policymakers should focus on supporting teachers, helping struggling students, and better aligning teaching materials to state standards, say former California secretaries of education Gary Hart and Glen Thomas
Gary K. Hart and Glen Thomas
November 9, 2018
California needs a new master plan to close the education equity gap
State must invest new revenues in public education and modernize data system, author says.
John Affeldt
October 31, 2018
Correctable vision problems hinder learning for too many children
Early detection and correction of poor vision is key to giving all children an equal opportunity to learn.
Kristan Gross
October 12, 2018
How to promote integrity and combat plagiarism in the college classroom
Increasing students' confidence in their own writing, helping them check their work reduces plagiarism, professors say.
Lisa Boutin-Vitela and Julie Trager
October 4, 2018
Too many college students are not going back to school this fall
But social and emotional support can help more students succeed in college.
Omar Butler
October 2, 2018
Evidence justifies limiting student suspensions for disruptive behavior
Eliminating 'willful defiance' as a basis for suspending students does not result in more serious discipline problems
Dan Losen
September 24, 2018
An urgent call for student leaders
The student position on the State Board of Education is California's most prominent opportunity for a student to participate in improving school systems.
Jeff Camp
September 22, 2018
Reversing 760,000 lost days of learning in our schools
Schools must be both creative and effective at responding to discipline problems.
Pedro A. Noguera and Joseph P. Bishop
September 17, 2018
California embraces computer science in its schools
California State Board of Education adopted California’s first ever model K-12 computer science standards last week.
Trish Williams
September 13, 2018
Offering the SAT instead of Smarter Balanced will open doors to college
11th graders suffering test fatigue from too many tests and SAT better positions underserved students for college, proponents say.
Christopher J. Steinhauser
August 29, 2018
Substituting SAT/ACT for Smarter Balanced tests is not a smart idea
College entrance exams less fair, more at risk for problems, opponents say.
Jay Rosner
August 29, 2018
Research backs California's push to reform remedial math education
Students do better in for-credit classes with extra support than when they are pushed into no-credit remedial algebra, studies show.