Karen D'Souza
Karen covers arts education, literacy, and early education. She is an award-winning writer who comes to EdSource after covering lifestyle, parenting, health, housing, education and the arts for the San Jose Mercury News. She is a four-time Pulitzer juror and her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, San Francisco Chronicle and Seattle Times. She has an MA in journalism and a BA in political science and dramatic art from UC Berkeley.
All articles by Karen D'Souza
Why Los Angeles County’s neediest school districts don't apply for waivers to reopen campuses
The waiver process has been fraught with debate — raising issues of safety, volatility and fairness.
Karen D'Souza And Betty Márquez Rosales
November 11, 2020
LA schools define early learners as ‘high-needs’ to bring them back to campus
Schools in Los Angeles have begun in-person instruction with their youngest learners, under the county’s reopening allowance for students with special needs.
Karen D'Souza And Betty Márquez Rosales
October 23, 2020
Outdoor classes and ‘forest schools’ gain new prominence amid distance learning struggles
Can outdoor schools offer lessons at a time when being indoors is so risky?