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We Can Do More To Provide High-Quality Education To Students In Juvenile Detention
At last count, there were about 400 youths in Los Angeles County's juvenile detention facilities. These numbers are a cause for concern.
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Education On Fentanyl, Other Drugs Often Optional In California Schools, If Offered At All
Even as fentanyl overdoses among young people have skyrocketed recently, health education remains optional in most California schools.
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CA School District Gets 'Game-Changing' $20M Gift From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
The money comes with no strings attached. The bank transfer arrived last Friday.
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California Removes Hurdles To Building Teacher Housing
Newly signed legislation loosening zoning requirements will soon make it easier for California school districts to build affordable housing.
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Struggling Early Readers Can Catch Up Over Time; In Calif., Let's Figure Out How
A recent EdSource podcast asks: “Why do so many students struggle to learn to read?” And there is an equally essential question as well.
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Rafael Expected He Would Go To A University — The System Never Did
A few months before graduation, Rafael Lopez-Librado sat down with his high school counselor — a man he didn't remember ever meeting.
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In Los Angeles County, Let's Nurture Multilingualism In Our Youngest Learners
The school year has begun, which for many children means they have entered a brand-new environment, sometimes faced with a new language.
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Former Cal-State Chancellor Displayed 'Blind Spot' To Complaints Of Sexual Harassment At Fresno State, Report Says
It states former California State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro failed to aggressively respond to sexual harassment complaints.
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Oakland Calls For An End To Gun Violence Following Second School Shooting In A Month That Injured Six
Oakland Unified student and staff leaders are pleading for an end to gun violence in the city after six people were shot.
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Linda Darling-Hammond Wins Major Prize For Her Education Research And Its Impact
State Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond, professor emeritus at Stanford University, founded the institute.
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Once Again, McFarland City Leaders Lobby The County To Turn Its Library Into A Police Station
Representatives from the city of McFarland are pressing the Kern County Board of Supervisors to reconsider the city's plan.
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California Reverses Course, Will Release Smarter Balanced Test Scores Next Month, Official Says
Changing its earlier position, the California Department of Education will release Smarter Balanced test scores next month, and not wait.
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Textbooks: Do We Know Which Ones Are Effective?
Wouldn't it be nice if all teachers had verifiably excellent instructional materials at their disposal, every school and school district?
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LAUSD Makes Push To Bring Chronically Absent Students Back To School
For eighth grader Cloud Mejia, this school year in Los Angeles Unified feels like a reset.
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The Struggles Of Attending College While Caring For A Dying Parent
Students navigate many challenges. One I never expected to face while in college was the death of my mother.
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Newsom Rejects Second Effort To Make More Community College Adjunct Faculty Eligible For Health Care
For the second consecutive year, Gov. Newsom has rejected a bill that would have made more community college part-time professors eligible.
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Governor Vetoes Full-Day And Mandatory Kindergarten Bills
California won't be making kindergarten mandatory or extending the kindergarten school day, at least not any time soon.
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Thousands Of California Teachers Say They Are Stressed, Burned Out
A large-scale survey this past summer of California teachers confirms what has emerged as a byproduct of two-plus years of a pandemic.
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In Calif., We Need To Fix Professional Development For Teachers
It's the second week of August, and teachers have returned for in-service training at their school sites, sitting in the cafeteria.
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Invest In More Housing For Hardworking College Students With Kids
As a student parent with five children (and one grandchild) married to a fellow student also working toward a degree, I struggle.