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May 24, 2023

Roundtable: Best practices for teaching English learners how to read

A panel of experts told EdSource on Tuesday that for English Language learners, it’s important to balance phonics and other reading skills all students need with opportunities to grow students’ understanding of the language they are learning.

Ali Tadayon

April 27, 2023

How schools can keep new teachers from burning out and quitting

EdSource roundtable examined why it's crucial for schools and the state to ease the burden on new teachers.

Carolyn Jones

March 23, 2023

Panel: Underrepresented students should be the target of California's dual enrollment

Even as dual enrollment programs have rapidly grown in California, the students most in need of that academic boost don’t always have access to it.

Emma Gallegos

March 6, 2023

Family reunited after four years separated by Trump-era immigration policy

José Luis Ruiz Arévalos thought he would be in Mexico for six days. Instead, he was forced to stay out of the country for almost four years, disrupting his kids' education.

Zaidee Stavely

March 1, 2023

State, districts and schools all have a role to play in supporting Black students, panel says

Educators and advocates discuss what the state and school districts should be doing to support California’s Black students.

Kate Sequeira

February 1, 2023

Learning to read by third grade requires evidence-based instruction, panel says

Strong parent-teacher partnerships and evidence-based reading strategies are key, panelists said at a roundtable hosted by EdSource.

Betty Márquez Rosales

November 17, 2022

Tutoring can come in many forms — almost all of them good, panel says

Whether in person or online, tutoring is the only way students will catch up academically, panelists say.

Carolyn Jones

October 28, 2022

Collaborative, hands-on trainings crucial for English language educators

During a roundtable on what teachers need to support English learners, educators and parents discussed the importance of professional development among all educators.

Betty Márquez Rosales

September 29, 2022

The Right To Read: It took a lawsuit against California

California settled a lawsuit over literacy by giving 70 schools with the lowest 2019 test scores extra funding to teach children to read. Less than half of all third graders in the state scored at grade level in reading.

Karen D'Souza

August 19, 2022

Hope, relief and lessons learned: Teachers anticipate a smoother school year 

EdSource roundtable put a spotlight on teachers' challenges and expectations for the year.

Carolyn Jones

July 29, 2022

Despite divisions, math framework must be a 'North Star,' experts say

EdSource roundtable focuses on the details and controversy surrounding state's proposed new math guidelines.

Carolyn Jones

July 13, 2022

California teachers share their challenges and worries: Teaching during Covid

The nonprofit Inverness Institute interviewed veteran teachers about life in the classroom during another difficult year impacted by a pandemic; two principals involved with the study sum up the findings in an interview with EdSource's John Fensterwald.

John Fensterwald

June 15, 2022

High school graduates eager to move ahead to college and jobs, leaving Covid behind

Across California, graduating seniors look forward to moving beyond the high school years that were dominated by Covid.

Diana Lambert

May 19, 2022

How can California improve the working conditions of community college adjuncts?

During an EdSource roundtable, panelists discussed new ideas for improving working conditions for the 37,000 part-time faculty at California's community colleges.

Michael Burke

April 29, 2022

An unmet promise: Early literacy for all in California

Educators and advocates at an EdSource roundtable urged state leaders to expand research-based teacher training on early literacy and "take responsibility" for California's literacy crisis.

Ali Tadayon