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Proposition 2 is essential for California’s students and run-down schools
After decades of disinvestment and neglect, it’s clear that California’s schools are in desperate need of repair. Many school districts […]
October 23, 2024
How to help kids and teens use the internet safely
Not all screen time is created equal, and how kids spend it, whether creatively or passively, can make all the […]
October 23, 2024
APS progressing monitoring shows mixed results from 2024 assessments
Last year’s Albuquerque Public Schools third-graders identified in the Yazzie-Martinez decision plus African American students fell short of the reading […]
October 22, 2024
San Francisco schools must avoid state takeover at all costs, education veteran warns
San Francisco must do everything it can to avert a state takeover of its schools. That’s the stark message […]
October 22, 2024
What schools should know about the liability insurance crisis in foster care
A seismic disruption of the foster system is underway in California, with no clear solution in sight for the 9,000 […]
October 21, 2024
It’s mid October, PED. Where is the data?
Last month on September 19, the Public Education Department presented to the Legislative Education Study Committee slide decks showing preliminary, […]
October 19, 2024
Nature’s classroom: Why preschoolers need more time outdoors
At a forest school, the roof is the bright blue sky, a cluster of ladybugs flying through the air can […]
October 18, 2024
‘Academic probation’ sends message to students that college isn’t for them, research says
When a college student’s GPA dips below 2.0 — lower than a C average — schools often send a notice […]
October 17, 2024
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