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Former Sacramento superintendent takes charge at troubled charter school
Former Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond took the helm of Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools in […]
September 4, 2025
Parents, LAUSD settle suit; 100,000 students get 45 tutoring hours for three years
Top Takeaways Lawsuit claimed online learning during the pandemic was inadequate and discriminated against Black and Latino students. The district […]
September 4, 2025
How a Sacramento charter school misused $180 million and became a poster child for reform
Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools opened in Sacramento in 2014 with high ideals — to help adult students, many […]
September 3, 2025
How California community colleges are using AI to battle financial aid fraud
Top Takeaways California’s community colleges reported distributing $18 million in financial aid to scammers since 2021. Dozens of colleges have […]
September 2, 2025
Assembly Bill 715 is the wrong response to antisemitism in public schools
As a high school social science educator, I’ve spent decades helping my students develop skills to navigate an increasingly complex […]
August 29, 2025
‘Can you come wipe me?’: Younger 4-year-olds pose new challenges for TK
Top Takeaways State guidelines are vague and leave it to local districts to determine how to help students who need […]
August 29, 2025
TK, Head Start, preschool and more: What’s the difference?
The Cruz family has experienced two sides of a prekindergarten journey: one that transitions from preschool into kindergarten and one […]
August 29, 2025
Finding the ideal TK teacher: A challenge of credentials and preschool experience
Top Takeaways As California expands transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds, districts struggle to find teachers with both early education expertise […]
August 28, 2025
Inside transitional kindergarten: Where play, curiosity and early learning meet
When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a […]
August 27, 2025
California expands TK, but thousands of 4-year-olds remain unenrolled
The number of students enrolled in TK has grown each year, but it is still far less than the number […]
August 27, 2025
With rising antisemitism, Jewish students need our help
Walk into most California public school classrooms and you’ll see educators striving to create warm, welcoming spaces for students. Alongside […]
August 27, 2025
California joins effort to cut chronic absenteeism in half by 2030
Top Takeaways California aims to cut chronic absenteeism in half over the next five years and has issued a guide […]
August 22, 2025
LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan remains resilient amid complaint and opposition
Top Takeaways Supporters of the program are applauding the district’s allocation of an additional $50 million. The funding comes after […]
August 21, 2025
It’s time to set a bold vision for higher education in California
Escalating federal actions are shaking the foundations of higher education: college presidents ousted, research grants revoked midstream, and DEI initiatives […]
August 19, 2025
Strong first-day attendance at LAUSD schools despite immigration fears
Top Takeaways LAUSD begins the school year with strong attendance despite immigration enforcement. Most schools were not impacted by immigration […]
August 15, 2025
Becoming school superintendent in an age of uncertainty and anxiety
Top Takeaways West Contra Costa Unified’s new superintendent has multi-generational ties to the district. Like many superintendents, she faces multiple […]
August 14, 2025
L.A. Unified student detained by immigration agents as district prepares increased safety measures
Top Takeaways A 15-year-old was handcuffed outside a high school in the San Fernando Valley. The district’s first day of […]
August 12, 2025
California’s new screener for reading difficulties can be misunderstood and even abused
Early screening assessment to identify students at risk for reading difficulties is essential to ensure California’s children are literate. The […]
August 10, 2025
Despite skepticism, parents still prioritize four-year college for their kids
Top Takeaways This is the first higher education survey of parents by Gallup, and it comes amid growing public skepticism […]
August 8, 2025
From poverty to doctorate: Veronica Alvarez’s journey in arts education
Veronica Alvarez was 4 when her family came to the U.S. from Cotija in Michoacán, Mexico, a small town famed […]
August 6, 2025