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June 6, 2022

Online courses can help community college students succeed

New state and federal funding must ensure that low-income households have broadband access and the means to pay for internet service.

Thomas Epstein
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June 4, 2022

School-based centers can transform health care for California's children

School-based health centers increase student attendance and can help identify and address physical and mental health challenges that would otherwise go untreated.

Sergio J. Morales and Maryjane Puffer
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June 2, 2022

We can stop the Head Start classroom crisis

Low wages for Head Start teachers are causing classrooms to close, leaving children without services and risking our financial future.

Anna Ioakimedes
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May 31, 2022

Pathways to postsecondary and economic success: A golden opportunity for California students

Pathways prepare high school students for college and work by creating rich learning experiences that combine rigorous academics with career training and quicker routes to higher education.

Kyla Johnson-Trammell and Jill A. Baker
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May 27, 2022

Families of English learners must be allowed to engage and lead in district budgeting

California's budgeting framework is designed to engage communities in their aspirations and be adaptable to local needs. But families of English learners are too often locked out of the process.

Eduardo R. Muñoz-Muñoz
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May 25, 2022

Schools should avail of state funding to serve more freshly prepared and locally grown food

California districts are leading the way in offering fresh, healthy school meals for all students.

Brandy Dreibelbis
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May 23, 2022

Let's advance racial justice through community schools 

Through shared power and decision-making, students, families, community, and educators can co-create relationship-centered schools and lay the foundation for an education system built by and for us all.

Tere Flores and Carl Pinkston 
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May 20, 2022

California education to be spared divisive statewide election battles this year

Education ballot measures that promised to be most divisive failed to gather enough support and signatures to make it to the ballot this year.

Louis Freedberg
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May 19, 2022

A comprehensive reading plan is the only way to address our early literacy crisis

The failure to teach California’s three million low-income students to be effective readers is the ultimate existential threat.

Todd Collins
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May 18, 2022

California must consider rural districts' unique realities for community schools grants

Innovative program that allowed rural districts to collaborate to create and expand community school programs runs into a surprising roadblock.

Julie Boesch and Tim Taylor
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May 17, 2022

California students need more high-quality advanced math options

Instead of arguing over which advanced math courses best prepare high school students for their futures, California policymakers must ensure that all students have access to multiple high-quality options.

Pamela Burdman
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May 15, 2022

Make equity the main ingredient in California’s community colleges

The diversity of faculty and staff has a direct impact on the experience and success of California Community Colleges students.

Christopher Nellum
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May 12, 2022

Computer Science is everywhere in our world but almost nowhere in California schools

The governor and the Legislature should use the state budget to finally invest in the computer science teachers who are guiding California’s students.

Allison Scott, Art Lopez and Susan Bonilla
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May 12, 2022

The bus stops here: Time to fund transportation for all California students

California ranks last in the nation in the proportion of children receiving transportation from their schools. Districts would readily expand busing if the state fully covered the cost.

Christopher Schiermeyer and Mark Becker
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May 10, 2022

Controversial gender ideology in public education undermines families of faith

California and local school boards must allow parents to mentor their children on gender matters.

Rabbi Dov Fischer