Category: College Planning Scholarships
We must take better care of our home-based child care providers
Credit: iStock / Christopher Futcher I retired from the practice of family child care last December after 29 years. That […]
April 9, 2024
Calls, home visits, counseling help get California students back to school
When first grader Jordan Muñoz stopped going to school during the 2022-23 school year, his mother attributed it to depression, […]
April 9, 2024
Interactive Map: Chronic absenteeism up in nearly a third of 930 California districts
Nearly a third of the 930 districts statewide that reported data had a higher rate of chronic absenteeism in 2022-23 […]
April 9, 2024
Is the ‘core curriculum’ still core?
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource We often talk about the “core curriculum” as the center of our education system, the […]
April 8, 2024
Community outrage leads to changes in Fresno Unified superintendent search
Community members attend a listening session on Feb. 21 at Duncan Polytechnical High in Fresno to discuss the search for […]
April 8, 2024
Bill to mandate ‘science of reading’ in California schools faces teachers union opposition
Teacher Jennifer Dare Sparks conducts a reading lesson at Ethel I. Baker Elementary School in Sacramento last year. Credit: Randall […]
April 5, 2024
California student-run news organizations ramp up Spanish-language coverage
Copies of El Leñador, the Spanish-language newspaper, adorns the Cal Pol Humboldt newsroom. Credit: Courtesy of El Leñador Este artículo […]
April 4, 2024
We need to track how California’s efforts to increase teacher diversity are working
Credit: Allison Shelly for American Education Updated April 4 to correct demographic information of students and teachers in California. I […]
April 3, 2024
California, districts try to recruit and retain Black teachers; advocates say more should be done
A middle school science teacher explains a lesson on climate change using a SMART board. Credit: Allison Shelley for American […]
April 3, 2024