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Commentary
August 15, 2022

It's time to fix the two-tiered faculty system at California's community colleges

The California Legislature should remove part-time community college faculty workload restriction and mandate health insurance.

Jack Longmate, Alexis Moore and Keith Hoeller
Commentary
August 3, 2022

We're not giving teachers what they need to support their English learners

California teachers say textbooks and other instructional material lack the context and cultural relevance needed to support English learners.

Renae Skarin and William Zahner
Teacher Voices
August 2, 2022

Students should learn about the human impact of war

Few students will need to recite dates, presidents or military strategies as adults, but most will cross paths with people displaced by violence.

Marco Chacón
Commentary
July 26, 2022

How Superintendent Carvalho can create a strong future for all LAUSD students

The new Los Angeles Unified superintendent has an opportunity to remove entrenched barriers in the district that keep too many students from realizing their full potential.

Salma Ocelotlxochitl Perez and Avery Collins-Byrd
Student Well-Being
July 25, 2022

A rare case of mental health in school gone right

Timely, supportive mental health services can rescue a student in crisis.

Natalie Lu
Anne's Insights
July 19, 2022

'Jane the Virgin' writer: From undocumented English learner to Hollywood

Legal troubles and California's community colleges helped author Rafael Agustin find his way forward.

Anne Vasquez
Teacher Voices
July 18, 2022

We need less summer, more vacation

The ten-week summer results in long, brutal stretches during both the fall and spring without any meaningful break from school.

Heath Madom
Commentary
July 13, 2022

Why intergroup dialogue should be part of every K-12 school

Schools should be creating spaces for sustained, thoughtful intergroup dialog because school should be about learning about people, not just subjects.

Kiana Foxx and Ashton Pemberton
Commentary
July 12, 2022

College and career success begins with K-12 schools

Educators from schools and community colleges, business and community leaders must discard the narrow educational approaches that have failed students for decades and build new ecosystems of learning.

Michael Matsuda
Commentary
July 11, 2022

More teachers, outreach needed to support California's youngest English learners

California can create a national model for expanding educational opportunities for students and crafting groundbreaking policies that serve to properly identify and serve dual language students.

Patricia Lozano and Feliza Ortiz-Licon
Commentary
July 6, 2022

Berkeley High foils attack but schools still need help to keep students safe

Students at Berkeley High — and every other school in the United States — are being made to feel less safe by a Supreme Court intent on expanding “gun rights.”

Louis Freedberg
Commentary
July 4, 2022

Colleges should stop offering options that hinder students’ progress

Students do not need remedial classes, despite what they may believe or are told. If students want or need additional support, research shows that tutoring and other supports produce better and more equitable outcomes than remediation.

Linda Hintzman
Student voices
July 1, 2022

Graduation hot take: As temperatures rise reconsider outdoor events

Problems caused by extreme heat at this year's UC Davis graduation ceremonies underscore the importance of planning for extreme conditions.

Margo Rosenbaum 
Student voices
July 1, 2022

It’s not easy trying to finish college in 2022; try doing it with autism

Autism makes college harder. But perseverance and support services are helping this student make his way through.

Ramon Castaños
Commentary
June 29, 2022

Child care access is key to pandemic recovery for California's children, working families

California must expand and support access to child care options even as transitional kindergarten rolls out.

Connie Leyva