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Jazzing up the classroom with music
February 1, 2024
Guillermo Tejeda is a jazz musician who is passionate about teaching and integrating music into the classroom.
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What did Cal State faculty win after their one-day strike?
January 25, 2024
The strike did what months of back-and-forth discussions couldn’t — improve faculty wages and working conditions.
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Helping teen parents finish high school
January 18, 2024
When Giselle Meza found out she was pregnant, she had no idea when or if she would finish high school. But now, after joining a teen parent program, she’s committed to graduating.
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What’s in store for California education in 2024?
January 11, 2024
Listen to what’s in John Fensterwald’s crystal ball for 2024 in California education.
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A principal at the heart of her school and her community
December 21, 2023
Estela López grew up in South Central Los Angeles, and she still lives and works just minutes from her childhood home.
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Parents fight for special education documents in their own languages
December 14, 2023
Some parents report waiting months for translations of their children’s special education documents.
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Covid stress and violent threats driving school superintendents to leave
December 7, 2023
More California superintendents are leaving to go to other jobs, or retiring, than ever before. Why?
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Cultivating a sense of belonging to spark students’ enthusiasm for learning
November 30, 2023
EdSource brought together a panel of experts to discuss what schools can do to re-engage students. There was one very strong theme − the need for students to feel they belong.
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How a California professor once coded secrets in music
November 16, 2023
In 1985, Merryl Goldberg traveled to the Soviet Union to meet up with dissident musicians. To do it, she devised a secret code.
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How classes in Spanish are attracting nannies to community college
November 9, 2023
Child development courses in Spanish are opening community college to nannies who had previously been locked out.
