Topics Deeper Learning

March 15, 2021

Distance learning changed California education. What’s here to stay?

Teachers pushed through difficult days to find solutions that kept kids learning during an upended school year. Some changes may stick.

February 19, 2021

California students watch and learn through hands-on projects as Mars rover lands

Teachers have crafted weeks and even months-long lessons culminating with the historic Mars rover landing on Feb. 18.

February 9, 2021

California teachers grapple with grading nearly a year after initial school closures

Many districts are seeing surges in Fs and Ds during distance learning, prompting a revision of expectations and policies around grades.

December 11, 2020

How one California school district is moving forward with math in the pandemic

Math learning experts are pushing for grade-level content over remediation during the pandemic.

October 29, 2020

High school teachers in California wary of taking on contentious Biden-Trump election

Distance learning poses additional challenges for teachers willing to help students examine a divisive election filled with misinformation.

June 30, 2020

Students are an untapped resource in navigating the pandemic

Students want to help solve real-world challenges, the pandemic presents an opportunity to empower them.

September 16, 2019

California’s widely criticized ethnic studies plan to be revised

Critics said the original proposal was politically biased and omitted the American experiences of some ethnic and religious groups.

June 5, 2019

There’s value but also limitations to students’ grading their own interpersonal skills, study finds

California districts should use insights from surveys of students' habits of mind but not rate schools by the results, a PACE research project concludes.

March 21, 2018

'Deeper learning' aimed to expand as Stanford researchers join California charter group

The joining of forces will give Envision Learning Partners greater research heft behind its consulting work, which already includes nearly 500 charter and district-run schools across the country.

February 15, 2018

More than a dozen California schools have received grants that foster innovative programs

More than a dozen schools in California have received Next Generation Learning Challenge Grants, including nine in Oakland.

October 31, 2017

Seal on diploma will be badge of honor for civically active California students

Starting in 2021 students in California will be able to engage in civic activities earning them a diploma with a Seal of Civic Engagement. Created in a recently passed bill, the seal is part of an effort to revive civics education.

John Fensterwald

The Common Core Challenge

August 25, 2017

Quick Guide: Understanding the Common Core State Standards in California

California remains strongly committed to Common Core standards in math and English language arts, which focus on critical thinking and problem-solving. The standards have been adopted by more than 40 states.

Theresa Harrington

August 24, 2017

Q & A : Common Core teacher shares insights in blog, workshops

Gabriela Orozco Gonzalez, a teacher in the Los Angeles area, discusses Common Core lessons, teacher collaboration, testing and educating English learners.

Theresa Harrington

August 16, 2017

A summer rich in history for students who looked, listened and questioned

Activists from the 1960s share memories as part of a high school program created by UC Berkeley.

John Fensterwald

June 27, 2017

What can U.S. schools learn from top education systems in other countries?

High quality teaching is key to student success in high-performing countries and school systems, study finds.