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Transitional kindergarten can’t expand without the right kind of classrooms
This is the fourth in a series of stories on the challenges impacting California’s efforts to offer high-quality instruction to […]
October 16, 2024
How a caring teacher can make or break school for young students
The pint-sized pupils in Paula Merrigan’s transitional kindergarten, or TK, class often call her mom, or sometimes even grandma. One […]
October 15, 2024
LAUSD celebrates academic recovery, but a rough road lies ahead without Covid relief money
The Los Angeles Unified School District celebrated its students’ academic achievement in the 2024 California Smarter Balanced test scores during […]
October 11, 2024
Grant rollout fiasco: CDE announces $470 million in Golden State Pathways awards for a third time
Will the third time be a charm? The California Department of Education announced the recipients of $470 million in grants […]
October 11, 2024
Understanding California’s test scores could hold the key to student improvement
As states across the nation release their annual data from tests administered to students in the 2023-24 school year, we’re […]
October 10, 2024
Upgrading facilities can make schools safer and more sustainable, panel says
From securing school entrances to making campuses more resilient to climate change, districts throughout the state are looking to voters […]
October 9, 2024
New math placement rules undermine preparation of community college STEM majors
It should come as no surprise to anyone that to succeed in a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) field, […]
October 8, 2024
Central Valley schools juggle extensive building needs with limited funds to fix them
In Fresno Unified, the state’s third-largest school district with 71,000 students, the watchword for repairing schools is “worst, first.” Two-thirds […]
October 8, 2024
252 districts place bonds on the ballot; here’s how two would spend the money
Renovating a high school that swelters in summer and gushes leaks in winter is a priority of a large Sacramento-area […]
October 7, 2024