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.
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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
March 30, 2022
After living in her van in a city lot, she now feeds others who park there
Four months ago, Tami Rossell was living out of her van with her three youngest children and parking each night in city-designated safe parking zones. Today, she helps feed the homeless families who were once her neighbors in the lots.
Betty Márquez Rosales And Andrew Reed
March 25, 2022
Attendance or enrollment: How should California schools be funded?
Roundtable panelists discussed the pros and cons of shifting California schools from an attendance-based funding formula to an enrollment-based formula.
Kate Sequeira
February 24, 2022
The transfer maze: How to streamline transferring into CSU and UC
An EdSource roundtable addresses the challenges and barriers facing community college students as they prepare to transfer to University of California and California State University campuses.
Emma Gallegos
February 10, 2022
The gig workers of California community colleges face worsening conditions
Gig by gig, adjunct faculty teach about half of the classes at California Community Colleges' 115 campuses. As the pandemic drives more students away, these critical part-timers fear losing their jobs.
Thomas Peele
February 1, 2022
Frustrating, exhausting but worth it: School principals tell what their jobs are like now
An EdSource roundtable brought together diverse principals to discuss Covid, staff shortages and mental health — students', teachers' and their own.