This Week in California Education
State budget anxiety; Janet Napolitano on reopening UC
Fresno Unified’s superintendent sizes up the new state budget; departing UC President Napolitano discusses reopening campuses and repealing Prop. 209.

L.A. Fires: One year later

Play, potties, preschool: TK for All

California’s Reading Dilemma

Saving Head Start

Falling rates, rising risk: Vaccination rates down in California

Five Years Later: Covid’s Lasting Impact on Education
Fresno Unified’s superintendent sizes up the new state budget; departing UC President Napolitano discusses reopening campuses and repealing Prop. 209.
COMING JULY 1st: In his long and storied career as a California education leader, Carl Cohn has served as superintendent of the Long Beach and San Diego Unified school districts, a member of the State Board of Education and executive director of the California Collaborative for Education Excellence. In this special series of podcasts, Carl will talk each week with a leading school superintendent… read more
This week: the PTA president who led the effort to rename a school after Michelle Obama; Maria Blanco of the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center on the unexpected court ruling preserving DACA.
This week, Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Oakley calls for a reexamination of training programs for police in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.
This week: Two views of local control during COVID-19 – Palos Verdes Supt. Alex Cherniss: fewer safety restrictions; Heather Hough of PACE : stronger state expectations for learning.
This week: UC regents decide to abandon the SAT and ACT exams. Plus, how districts are reaching homeless students and what more they could do.
This week: Chancellor Tim White explains why the CSU’s 23 campuses will be all online this fall ,and EdSource reporters review education cuts in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bad news budget.
This week: School consultant John Gray discusses potential ways to cope with a devastating revenue shortfall projected for K-12 schools next year.
This week: Gov. Newsom’s announcement on resuming school in late July surprised everyone; high school seniors faced a dilemma on Decision Day
This week: Consultant Bob Blattner gives his take on dire revenue forecasts; noted high school teacher Larry Ferlazzo shares how he’s staying in touch with students.