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 1, 2023

A data-driven approach to tackling chronic absenteeism that any school can use

Schools can make a dent in chronic absenteeism rates if they go about it the right way.

Leilani Abulon

March 1, 2023

State, districts and schools all have a role to play in supporting Black students, panel says

Educators and advocates discuss what the state and school districts should be doing to support California’s Black students.

Kate Sequeira

February 27, 2023

How parents and educators can work together to build community

There are myriad ways in which schools can engage students and their communities by celebrating diverse cultures.

Noaveyar Lee

February 16, 2023

Newsom’s big bet on fixing California's poorest schools and narrowing achievement gaps

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing the biggest changes in a decade to the state system of funding and governing schools.

John Fensterwald, Emma Gallegos, And Daniel J. Willis

February 2, 2023

'This is who I am': Black students find support, culture, purpose through peer group

In Black Students of California United, youth lead the way for health and social justice

Carolyn Jones

January 24, 2023

Critics say Newsom's proposal for low-performing students fails most Black students

Black leaders are criticizing a compromise plan by Gov. Newsom as not doing enough to help close the achievement gap of Black students.

Emma Gallegos, John Fensterwald, And Daniel J. Willis

September 12, 2022

Fresno Unified invests in partnerships with HBCUs

A first-of-its-kind dual enrollment program in California’s third-largest school district will guarantee admission to a historically Black college, giving students in the Central Valley a pathway to experience an HBCU. Plus, could Fresno be the site of California's first HBCU?

Ashleigh Panoo

September 5, 2022

We need a bigger, broader village to support our Black and Latino students

With a sustained, communitywide effort, LAUSD can make a lasting impact on the kids hit hardest by the pandemic and rising inflation.

Ana Ponce

August 19, 2022

Black students deserve extra funding; this bill would provide it

Assembly Bill 2774 will ensure the lowest performing students are prioritized the same as the other high-needs student groups in the state's funding formula, providing schools with targeted funding to help better support Black students.

Debra Watkins

June 8, 2022

New teaching residency at CSUB targets Black student success

A new teaching residency in California targets Black student success.

Emma Gallegos

May 23, 2022

Let's advance racial justice through community schools 

Through shared power and decision-making, students, families, community, and educators can co-create relationship-centered schools and lay the foundation for an education system built by and for us all.

Tere Flores and Carl Pinkston 

April 26, 2022

Schools must do more to support Black students

Despite the endemic nature of anti-blackness in society, educators have a duty to work toward disrupting anti-blackness in schools.

Keara Williams, Gene McAdoo and Tyrone C. Howard

January 25, 2022

Black youth face rising rates of depression, anxiety, suicide

The suicide rate among Black youth is now nearly twice the statewide average, and they are more at risk of depression, anxiety and stress.

Carolyn Jones

January 21, 2022

How California districts seek to recruit, retain Black teachers amid shortage

California districts are using pathway programs to hire more Black teachers and taking other steps to retain them.

Ali Tadayon