Achievement Gap

March 31, 2022

State literacy task force echoes call for more reading coaches, specialists

State education leaders put their support behind Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to pay for literacy coaches and specialists at schools with low reading scores.

Ali Tadayon

March 7, 2022

Why years in Miami will serve new LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho

Many signs point to Alberto Carvalho being the right type of superintendent for LAUSD, a district in desperate need of community relationship-building.

Anne Vasquez

March 2, 2022

New LAUSD superintendent on enrollment declines, school choice and Covid | Q&A

Los Angeles Unified's new superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, talks to EdSource about his goals for the district regarding the pandemic, equity, and other issues.

Kate Sequeira

February 25, 2022

New Los Angeles Unified superintendent outlines priorities in 100-day plan

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's 100-day plan for Los Angeles Unified prioritizes closing achievement gaps and increasing community engagement.

Kate Sequeira

December 8, 2021

Why child’s play is serious business in early education

Play is such a powerful force, some research suggests, that it can be used as a tool to close achievement gaps and improve mental health.

Karen D'Souza

November 24, 2021

Researchers urge changes to improve California’s education funding law

Suggestions include confronting disparities in staffing fully qualified teachers and more evenly distributing money for high-needs students.

John Fensterwald

November 1, 2021

Fighting for the education of Black students in California

A Sacramento organization is suing the state, alleging officials knew about discriminatory disciplinary practices for years and did nothing.

Diana Lambert

July 21, 2021

Tired of the same old student assessments? This fund wants to help

The Advanced Education Research & Development Fund is calling for project proposals on how assessment can be done better.

Sydney Johnson

April 27, 2021

What President Biden's recovery plan for families means for California's children

The proposed legislation to champion childhood comes at a time when the pandemic has widened the gap between the rich and the poor.

Karen D'Souza

February 8, 2021

New data shines light on student achievement progress — and gaps — in California and US

The data points to a widening achievement gap between white and Black students.

Carolyn Jones

June 26, 2020

Long road ahead to close California’s digital divide in education before new school year begins

About 56,700 laptops and 94,000 hotspots have been sent to districts across the state so far.

Sydney Johnson

February 7, 2020

Less than a third of California students met or exceeded standards on new science test

The results are the first set of scores for a new test aligned with California’s new science standards.

Sydney Johnson

January 15, 2020

San Francisco Bay Area parents declare state of emergency over district’s failure to educate black children

Parents want the district to allocate $7.2 million to improve services for the district’s 5,000 African-American students.

Theresa Harrington

November 18, 2019

Students talk through math in this California school. Now test scores are rising.

Math scores for Latino students have more than doubled at Robbins Elementary since 2014-15.

Sydney Johnson

November 15, 2019

Two community colleges show how students can succeed without remedial math courses

Two California community colleges stand out in efforts to help students take for-credit math courses instead of remedial courses.

Ashley A. Smith