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PED repeals teacher leader programs
With little fanfare and in the face of strong educator opposition, the New Mexico Public Education Department has repealed a […]
September 13, 2024
Boosting achievement, mental health are priorities for LAUSD student board member Anely Cortez Lopez
LAUSD student board member Anely Cortez Lopez says she’s grateful for the privilege of offering a voice to students. Credit: […]
September 13, 2024
A chance to protect California high school students’ health: Free condom distribution
Credit: pixabay California’s 1.6 million high school students are starting another year, but without a critical school supply that I […]
September 13, 2024
Mariana Padilla named Public Education Secretary
Mariana Padilla, a long-time New Mexico educator and close confidant of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, has been named the state’s […]
September 12, 2024
The difference between chronic truancy and chronic absenteeism | Quick Guide
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource Nearly a quarter of California’s K-12 students missed several weeks’ worth of school during the […]
September 12, 2024
How schools can go the extra mile to reduce absenteeism
A teacher’s aide sits with a kindergartner on the first day of school at George Washington Elementary School in Lodi […]
September 11, 2024
Why the ACLU is suing UC Santa Cruz for banning students who participated in spring protests
Police and protesters faced off on May 31, 2024, at UC Santa Cruz. Credit: Photo by Kevin Painchaud / Lookout […]
September 11, 2024
ACLU says Cal State Long Beach sound amplification rules ‘unconstitutional’
A teach-in on Palestine at Cal State Long Beach on May 2, 2024. Credit: Courtesy of Ben Huff California State […]
September 11, 2024
10 LAUSD schools get a chance to opt out of standardized testing, create alternative measurements
CREDIT: Flickr/Alberto-G Ten Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) community schools will be given an opportunity to pilot new approaches […]
September 11, 2024