April 20, 2021

Recovering from the pandemic by investing in our earliest learners

Kelly Gonez

April 13, 2021

Los Angeles Unified reopens for in-person learning

Los Angeles Unified, the state's largest district, reopened for in-person learning amid ongoing lawsuits from parents pushing for a full reopening.

Betty Márquez Rosales

March 24, 2021

What are California teachers seeing as the early grades go back to school?

After being apart from each other for so long, children may need to be retrained on how to socialize before they can be ready to learn. 

Karen D'Souza

March 3, 2021

Should kindergarten be mandatory in California? 

Without kindergarten to help build critical skills in reading and math, some students may fall behind.

Karen D'Souza

February 18, 2021

How will expanded transitional kindergarten roll out?

Early childhood advocates applaud any increase in access to early education, which many see as critical to closing achievement gaps.

Karen D'Souza

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.

Sydney Johnson

January 28, 2021

What happens to children who missed kindergarten during Covid-19 crisis?

While many students have likely suffered learning loss during the global health crisis, it may have a greater impact on incoming first-graders.

Karen D'Souza

January 19, 2021

How one California preschool program is helping youngest learners with math

A state-funded program is designing strategies for families to keep kids learning at home even when in-person preschool is canceled.

Sydney Johnson

November 11, 2020

Why Los Angeles County’s neediest school districts don't apply for waivers to reopen campuses

The waiver process has been fraught with debate — raising issues of safety, volatility and fairness.

Karen D'Souza And Betty Márquez Rosales

November 6, 2020

How California teachers are making bilingual education work online

With most instruction now remote and with less class time, students don’t spend as much time exposed to their new language.

Zaidee Stavely

October 23, 2020

LA schools define early learners as ‘high-needs’ to bring them back to campus

Schools in Los Angeles have begun in-person instruction with their youngest learners, under the county’s reopening allowance for students with special needs.

Karen D'Souza And Betty Márquez Rosales

October 1, 2020

Outdoor classes and ‘forest schools’ gain new prominence amid distance learning struggles

Can outdoor schools offer lessons at a time when being indoors is so risky?

Karen D'Souza

September 15, 2020

Fearing distance learning, many parents opt for preschool instead of kindergarten

Some parents are also opting for preschool because a more familiar environment offers comfort during the pandemic.

Zaidee Stavely

September 4, 2020

How one Southern California desert town has reopened its classrooms to hundreds of elementary school students

Lucerne Valley Elementary in San Bernardino County was one of the first public schools in the state to get approval to reopen.

Michael Burke

September 2, 2020

Many parents fill in gaps for preschoolers unable to go to in-person programs

Preschool students facing a learning loss because Covid-19 closed their nursery school and child care programs are getting help from parents and teachers trying to keep them learning.

Betty Márquez Rosales