November 19, 2020

Disappointing grades, technology glitches and glimpses of learning fun

First report cards of this most unusual school year jolted many of the families participating in EdSource’s special project to chronicle how families are coping. For many, lower-than-expected grades just reinforced how much they are struggling with learning from home.

EdSource Staff

November 19, 2020

High school seniors lament what they are missing as they plan for the future

High school seniors and their families can relate to the loss and the uncertainty facing 2021 graduates.

Diana Lambert, Ali Tadayon, And Theresa Harrington

November 19, 2020

How one Los Angeles student missed six weeks of virtual school [VIDEO]

Technology and communication problems left Kusema Thomas II out of virtual classes and chronically absent.

Jennifer Molina

November 19, 2020

How Kusema Thomas missed six weeks of distance learning in LA Unified middle school

Kusema Thomas II looked forward to sixth grade in a new Los Angeles Unified magnet school but connecting problems cost him six weeks of virtual classes. Now, his father wants tutoring help.

John Fensterwald

November 19, 2020

Part II: Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn [VIDEO]

The second video in our ongoing series on how California families are struggling with learning during the Covid crisis.

Jennifer Molina

September 17, 2020

Families face the demands of online and hybrid learning

Families across California face a school year like no other as they confront a deadly pandemic that has upended the traditions of going back to school. Come along as EdSource reports how families are learning how to cope.

EdSource staff

September 17, 2020

Part I: Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn [VIDEO]

This video, “Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn,” is part of a continuing project by EdSource on how California families are struggling with learning during the Covid crisis. It includes photos and videos contributed by participating families.

Jennifer Molina

September 10, 2020

The next big hurdle: California schools grapple with how, when or if to reopen campuses

Safety protocols, potential lawsuits, input from parents and teachers are among the factors districts must weigh.

EdSource staff

September 10, 2020

California superintendents navigate how to reopen campuses while keeping students, teachers safe

Complicated, ever-shifting set of unique factors will affect school reopening plans.

EdSource staff

July 21, 2020

Project on rural education in California garners awards for EdSource

"Rural California: An Education Divide," a mini-doc on the deep needs in California's rural areas, won first place national and statewide awards.

Rose Ciotta

June 12, 2020

Despite pandemic, one struggling California elementary school saw bright spots

Richmond’s Stege Elementary is on track for a redesign by the fall of 2020 to improve learning for its mostly black and Latino students. The school is slated to get new curriculums and teaching strategies.

Ashley A. Smith

March 10, 2020

Reinventing a California school under the threat of teacher layoffs

Stege Elementary in Richmond was primed to reinvent itself from one of California's lowest performing schools to one that helped its black and Latino students achieve academically. Instead, the school faces teacher layoffs.

Ashley A. Smith

March 4, 2020

Vote still out on three measures to build California teacher housing

East Side Union High, Chula Vista Elementary and Soledad Unified school districts had votes short of 55 percent needed to claim victory. Mail-in and final votes being counted.

Diana Lambert

February 28, 2020

Four California school districts ask voters to pay for teacher and staff housing

On March 3 four California school districts will ask California voters to tax themselves to pay for teacher housing through a general obligation bond.

Diana Lambert

December 30, 2019

Rural California: An Education Divide | Documentary

More than half a million students live in California’s rural areas. The challenges they face at home often spill over to school: chronic absenteeism, lack of college preparation and college isolation, and limited access to technology.

Jennifer Molina