Category: Parents
Pandemic-era push to ‘build solutions’ must continue, panel says
The Covid-19 pandemic, which first shuttered schools five years ago, disrupted learning, disengaged students and harmed their mental health, amplifying […]
March 28, 2025
Conflict over race, LGBTQ issues cost schools more than $3 billion last school year
Conservative groups and LGBTQ+ rights supporters protest outside the Glendale Unified School District offices in Glendale on June 6, 2023. […]
December 4, 2024
Major parent survey reveals widespread dissatisfaction with state’s schools
A new survey of more than 400 New Mexico parents of school-aged children shows widespread dissatisfaction with the state’s public […]
October 2, 2024
California passes bill to limit student cellphone use on K-12 campuses
Credit: Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP California state legislators passed a bill Wednesday requiring school districts to ban or […]
August 29, 2024
How parents can limit children’s harmful cellphone use at home
The use of personal devices has increased since the Covid pandemic closed school campuses in 2020. Credit: Brett Sayles / […]
August 27, 2024
New laws impacting education go into effect as the school year begins
George Washington Elementary School Principal Gina Lopez welcomes students on the first day of school on July 30. Credit: Diana […]
August 12, 2024
School year already underway at some California districts as start dates keep creeping earlier
Parents line up to take photos of their children on the first day of school Tuesday at George Washington Elementary […]
August 1, 2024
Biden immigration order could help thousands of California children
A woman holds a placard saying “No human is illegal” during an August 7, 2023, march on the Golden Gate […]
July 25, 2024
California prepares to launch first phase of new education data system
Credit: Kirby Lee / AP California has long lagged behind most other states when it comes to education data systems, […]
June 21, 2024