Stanford University

July 29, 2021

Facing wildfires and pandemics, California must invest in ensuring clean air in schools

For schools to adapt to the health threats from our rapidly warming climate, they need improved heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems that filter pollution and infectious particles from the air.

Zoe Lew, Lisa Patel and Erika Veidis

College & Careers

September 8, 2020

Many California high school seniors still want to take SAT/ACT even though they are optional at many colleges

Many testing sessions for the SAT and ACT were canceled in pandemic. Some remain scheduled for the fall, with social distancing and masks required.

Larry Gordon

Coronavirus

April 13, 2020

California university researchers join the global race to fight coronavirus

From testing drugs to using artificial intelligence, scientists across California are studying a variety of possible coronavirus solutions.

Michael Burke

Federal Education Policy

September 23, 2019

Poverty levels in schools key determinant of achievement gaps, not racial or ethnic composition, study finds

Researchers say the concentrations of black and Hispanic students in high-poverty schools should still be a focus of education reform.

Louis Freedberg

November 19, 2018

Preschoolers take on math with the help of college students

Preschool Counts, a program piloted by Stanford University in 2013, is boosting early math skills by pairing undergraduate students with preschoolers to practice math through games and other activities.

Ashley Hopkinson

September 18, 2018

New findings from Getting Down to Facts II

Watch John Fensterwald in conversation with Sean Reardon and Deborah Stipek on early childhood education.

John Fensterwald

July 26, 2018

Best way to improve student math scores? Change teachers’ attitudes, study says

Scores rose 8 points after teachers took a course designed to improve their own knowledge.

Carolyn Jones

March 21, 2018

'Deeper learning' aimed to expand as Stanford researchers join California charter group

The joining of forces will give Envision Learning Partners greater research heft behind its consulting work, which already includes nearly 500 charter and district-run schools across the country.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

March 22, 2017

Suspension rates for African-American students escalate in middle school

Entering middle school marks a turning point for students.

Jane Meredith Adams

January 30, 2017

California universities protest Trump immigration order, offer help to students and faculty

California attracts the most international students of any state, and so its universities are especially concerned about the new Trump administration's restrictions on immigration and visits.

Larry Gordon

August 31, 2016

EdSource Q&A with David Plank

EdSource staff

Discipline

July 24, 2016

Experts say schools must do more to address early signs of sexual harassment

Unwanted sexual comments and jokes are against the law at schools, but enforcement has been minimal.

Jane Meredith Adams

Literacy

July 29, 2014

Bilingual education could make a comeback

After nearly two decades, bilingual education in California could be about to stage a resurgence. Since the passage of Proposition 227 in 1998, it has been illegal to teach public school children in a language other than English without express permission from their parents, among other requirements. That could be about to change.