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April 8, 2018

A quiet revolt reshaping the pathway to college

Alternatives to algebra open up new opportunities for students.

Pamela Burdman
April 2, 2018

LA Unified board must seek more public input into new superintendent search

Search for new superintendent must build trust, create unity and provide a mandate.

John Rogers and Donald Cohen
March 26, 2018

Great teachers make every student feel included

A public school teacher’s job is to provide a safe, supportive learning environment for all students.

Jillayne Antoon
March 19, 2018

California school shooting a potent argument against arming teachers

Teacher whose gun accidentally fired in a classroom was a reserve police officer and highly trained.

Louis Freedberg
March 14, 2018

Community engagement is the key to making California's school funding formula work

Report says district focus on community engagement is vital for successful implementation.

Daniel Humphrey
March 13, 2018

Linking a school massacre to Obama-era school discipline policies

President Trump suggests that federal guidelines put forward by the Obama administration encouraging alternatives to suspension and expulsion somehow contributed to the Parkland school massacre.

Louis Freedberg
March 12, 2018

California should stay the course with its education plan

The State Board of Education should approve the revised Every Student Succeeds Act state plan without delay.

Linda Darling-Hammond
February 21, 2018

After-school programs level the playing field

Proposed cuts to federal program would be catastrophic for local after-school partnerships.

Elizabeth Babcock
February 20, 2018

Youth voices represent a wild card in the gun regulation debate

High school students from Parkland FL are speaking out eloquently and powerfully in favor of gun regulation, in a way elementary school students from Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT, were not able to do because they were too young

Louis Freedberg
February 15, 2018

Florida school massacre yet another example of failure to regulate guns in U.S.

School safety plans only go so far to protect students and staff.

Louis Freedberg
February 6, 2018

When transcript typos stand in the way of college

Failure of districts to update A-G course lists can result in students being denied admission to UC/CSU despite meeting requirements.

John Watson
January 24, 2018

California leaders must act to extend progress on school discipline

Legislature has until July 1 to extend ban on suspending students for willful defiance of school authorities, a category that is used too often to punish students for minor infractions

Robert Ross
January 17, 2018

State must improve the California School Dashboard, not move the goalposts

Equity advocates give California an incomplete grade on its new accountability system.

Vernon M. Billy and Ryan J. Smith
January 16, 2018

School district networks use improvement science to get results

Districts seek to narrow achievement gaps, especially at the middle-school level.

Rick Miller
December 21, 2017

Male teachers provide important role models

Our society should celebrate and respect male teachers in the same way we idolize sports figures and celebrities.

Josh Brown