Grade Levels K-12

October 23, 2024

Proposition 2 is essential for California’s students and run-down schools

$10 billion bond would help disadvantaged districts across the state upgrade worn-out facilities to modern health and safety standards -- just in the nick of time.

Tony Thurmond

Student Well-Being

October 23, 2024

How to help kids and teens use the internet safely

Internet safety expert Fareedah Shaheed explains how strong relationships help protect kids from threats like cyberbullying and predatory behavior.

Vani Sanganeria

California Department of Education

October 22, 2024

San Francisco schools must avoid state takeover at all costs, education veteran warns

Carl Cohn, brought in as a consultant on San Francisco's public school crisis, calls himself a "huge fan" of local control and doubts outside involvement will solve SFUSD's many issues.

Louis Freedberg

School Boards/Local Control

October 22, 2024

Lack of candidates means many Californians won't vote for school board

More than half of the school board races in 49 counties analyzed won't appear on the November ballot because either no one is running for the seat or a single candidate is unopposed.

Diana Lambert And Daniel J. Willis

Commentary

October 21, 2024

We must dig deeper to see which students are most vulnerable to bullying

Targeting school-level support toward particular subgroups can minimize the harm.

Kevin Gee and North Cooc

Commentary

October 16, 2024

How California can transform math education for English learners

Ensuring new math textbooks and instructional materials are optimized for English learners helps school districts promote equity and save money.

Crystal Gonzales and Martha Hernandez

Transitional Kindergarten

October 16, 2024

Transitional kindergarten can’t expand without the right kind of classrooms

Some districts don't have room for TK classes at all schools. Others lack the money to add toilets and playground equipment for 4-year-olds.

Zaidee Stavely And Lasherica Thornton

Commentary

October 15, 2024

High school math placement is too important to leave to subjective recommendations

What math courses students take – and when they take them – can make a world of difference for their futures.

Pamela Burdman and Rachel Ruffalo

K-3 Grades

October 15, 2024

How a caring teacher can make or break school for young students

Caring is just as important as the curriculum when it comes to small children, experts say. Unless they feel nurtured, they may struggle to learn.

Karen D'Souza

College & Careers

October 14, 2024

Report: How dual enrollment in California compares with other states

Students from the Golden State earning college credit in high school are about as likely to enroll in college in the year after high school as students nationally.

Emma Gallegos

Commentary

October 14, 2024

Cellphone bans don't solve the real problem -- addictive social media

Habit-forming games and apps should be prohibited or reined in before we ban devices that are actually pretty useful tools.

Oliver Sicat

Los Angeles Unified

October 11, 2024

LAUSD celebrates academic recovery, but a rough road lies ahead without Covid relief money

LAUSD has made significant strides toward recovering its pandemic learning losses. District administrators hope to keep the momentum going without Covid relief funds.

Mallika Seshadri

California Department of Education

October 11, 2024

Grant rollout fiasco: CDE announces $470 million in Golden State Pathways awards for a third time

The California Department of Education said the agency temporarily removed the last announcement of grant results after school districts “questioned the funding results."