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March 14, 2023
Advocates propose an alternative to refocus budget on Black students
A coalition of Black education and civil rights groups has come up with a plan that would focus additional state funding directly on Black student achievement -- a goal the Newsom administration would tackle by boosting funding to low-income schools rather than any one racial group.
Emma Gallegos, John Fensterwald, And Daniel J. Willis
March 13, 2023
ChatGPT will fundamentally change how we teach writing; that’s a good thing
Artificial Intelligence tools like ChatGPT pose a challenge to students and teachers, but also an opportunity to accelerate needed re-imagining of what we teach and why.
Christopher Mah
March 13, 2023
The privilege of staying home for college
Completing college while staying at home can provide just as many opportunities and rewards as going away to a distant campus.
Emmely Ramirez
March 13, 2023
Newsom proposes 'literacy road map' based on ‘science of reading’; will districts follow or ignore it?
Instructional guide would emphasize proven elements of "science of reading" – decoding skills as well as comprehension. But under local control, districts can ignore it.
John Fensterwald
March 10, 2023
Layoffs for next year up for vote by West Contra Costa Unified school board
The district is proposing to lay off a yet-to-be-determined number of school workers next year, leaving union leaders confused.
Ali Tadayon
March 9, 2023
Can common ground be found on teaching reading in California?
A new paper aims to find consensus about literacy curriculum for English language learners and other students and early screeners for reading.
Zaidee Stavely
March 8, 2023
The Legislature can — and should — pull the plug on ethnic studies
California’s ethnic studies graduation law can be suspended without further legislative action under the bill’s own terms, which state the requirement becomes operative “only upon an appropriation of funds by the Legislature.”
Tammi Rossman-Benjamin
March 8, 2023
Are young boys of color set up to fail in early education?
Examining implicit bias, experts say, may be the key to making early education more equitable.
Karen D'Souza
March 7, 2023
We’re not doing enough to teach media literacy
The stakes are too high; media literacy should not be a niche topic for select schools.
Carolyn Jones
March 7, 2023
Students at rural community college can earn a bachelor’s and help prevent wildfires
Feather River College is the latest of California's community colleges to get approval for a bachelor's degree program.
Michael Burke
March 6, 2023
Family reunited after four years separated by Trump-era immigration policy
José Luis Ruiz Arévalos thought he would be in Mexico for six days. Instead, he was forced to stay out of the country for almost four years, disrupting his kids' education.