January 17, 2022

Let's use educator effectiveness funds to build collaborative communities

The influx of funding can help educators better collaborate to create a more useful, meaningful and humane educational experience for students.

David Tow

January 9, 2022

What teachers want you to know about this year

Members of EdSource's Teachers Advisory Group share their experiences with returning to school after the pandemic lockdowns.

John Fensterwald

January 4, 2022

Teachers are not therapists

Policymakers and administrators must have the courage to make big changes to provide students more access to mental health professionals.

Ellen Dahlke

December 28, 2021

Investing in teacher wellness has never been more critical

California must support teachers and invest in their well-being to halt the growing shortage.

Beatrice Viramontes

December 7, 2021

What’s the point of high school? Where I teach, it's more than a diploma

We need to get back to the reasons teachers start teaching in the first place: to support students, to inspire futures and to create fulfilled adults.

Laura Ochoa

November 10, 2021

Now is the time for schools to invest in special-education inclusion models that benefit all students

Schools can support students of all abilities in the same classroom, benefiting all -- without breaking the bank. It's already happening.

Kimberly Berry

October 12, 2021

Rethinking how we 'care' for struggling students

Academic support like tutoring is too often divorced from wellness initiatives. But easing up academically on struggling students does them no favors; they need both emotional and academic support.

Andrew Simmons

September 26, 2021

Healthy Kids Survey data belong on the California School Dashboard

We cannot talk about post-pandemic change in schools without considering the views of the families and students we serve.

Thomas Courtney

August 20, 2021

In their own words: Back to school, with Covid concerns

Members of the EdSource Community Network, including students, parents, teachers and early education providers talk about their back-to-school concerns in the face of the delta variant.

Andrew Reed

July 16, 2021

Ensuring our students feel safe and engaged will be key to getting through the post-pandemic year

A teacher shares how she and her colleagues are preparing to support students through a school year that is possibly even more challenging than the 2020-21 pandemic year.

Marion Siwek

June 29, 2021

Reading gain in the era of learning loss

Students can make impressive gains in reading even under difficult circumstances if guided and encouraged to think for themselves.

Mark Gozonsky

June 14, 2021

Teachers report spring school reopenings were exhausting and unproductive

Many of the 136 veteran California teachers surveyed found hybrid learning was enervating, and districts didn't seek advice on reopening.

John Fensterwald

May 28, 2021

Proposed law would disrupt the education of thousands of students

AB1316 would close numerous schools and displace thousands of students and families throughout California.

Michael Brajkovich

May 3, 2021

What to remember as we reconnect post-pandemic with student families

Listening to families and cultivating community ties is key to reconnecting as students and teachers return to school after the pandemic.

Thomas Courtney

April 28, 2021

Let's commit to a positive school climate to reconnect and heal as pandemic recedes

Educators and policymakers alike must listen to students to understand what they need to heal and recover from the traumas of the past year.

Meghann Seril