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Making math fun after pandemic setbacks
April 14, 2022
Teachers have to get creative to get students excited about math and make up for lost time, after a year of distance learning.
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Porch visits and homeschooling – how some schools are boosting attendance
April 7, 2022
School district administrators discuss some ways to increase attendance and enrollment, through porch visits or creating a district-run homeschooling option.
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A place to park makes a difference for homeless families
March 31, 2022
One mom who lived in her car for almost a year, through a school district safe parking program, now helps feed her neighbors still living in their cars.
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The Miami effect: New L.A. schools chief Alberto Carvalho on language and community
March 24, 2022
Supt. Carvalho intimately understands the challenges and promises of families who speak languages other than English at home.
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Child care providers struggle to survive
March 17, 2022
Some child care workers are leaving the profession. Others are feeling crushed and frustrated by their circumstances.
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Scrambling to find school bus drivers
March 10, 2022
There just aren’t enough drivers willing to work for the hours and pay districts can offer them.
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What’s keeping California’s community college students from transferring?
March 3, 2022
Too few students are successfully making the jump from California’s community colleges to four-year universities. What’s holding them back?
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When students counsel other students
February 24, 2022
Peer counseling can provide a safe place to work through difficult family problems, stress, and depression. What are the benefits and pitfalls?
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Gig by gig at California community colleges
February 17, 2022
Adjuncts cobble together part-time work at multiple colleges, hoping for a full time job that never materializes.
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The challenge of being a principal during Covid
February 10, 2022
Principals share how they’re coping and what could help them and the teachers who work with them to stay in the profession.
