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Author Archives: Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones covers K-12 education for CalMatters. Previously, she worked at EdSource, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Oakland Tribune. She recently served as a Fulbright Specialist in Albania focusing on media literacy. A graduate of UC Berkeley, she's a longtime Oakland resident.

carolyn@calmatters.org
Teachers Michelle Ramos-La Grone and Elsa Cintora work with students in the transitional kindergarten program at Westwood Elementary School in Stockton on Sept. 22, 2023. Photo by Loren Elliott for CalMatters
Posted inK-12 Education

Beyond crayons and circle time: What California transitional kindergarten needs to succeed

Avatar photo by Carolyn Jones October 2, 2023September 29, 2023

California is rolling out its transitional kindergarten program, with the goal of offering it for all 4-year-olds by 2025-26. While some schools have had programs in place for years, others are just starting to create teaching guidelines.

A stack of books in Sacramento on Sept. 8, 2023.
Posted inCalMatters en Español

California rechazaría la prohibición de libros que promulguen los distritos escolares

Avatar photo by Carolyn Jones September 8, 2023September 11, 2023
A stack of books in Sacramento on Sept. 8, 2023.
Posted inK-12 Education

California pushing back on school book bans

Avatar photo by Carolyn Jones September 8, 2023September 12, 2023
A student holds up a nurse note for Catalina Cisneros, secretary at Loma Vista Elementary School, on the first day of school in Salinas on Aug. 8, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

El creciente ausentismo crónico en las escuelas de California se encuentra en un ‘momento crucial’

Avatar photo by Carolyn Jones September 7, 2023September 7, 2023
A student holds up a nurse note for Catalina Cisneros, secretary at Loma Vista Elementary School, on the first day of school in Salinas on Aug. 8, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters
Posted inK-12 Education

Soaring chronic absenteeism in California schools is at ‘pivotal moment’

Avatar photo by Carolyn Jones September 7, 2023September 7, 2023
People show support for three statewide initiatives: schools to notify parents when their child requests to be treated as transgender, preventing biological boys competing against biological girls and prevent sterilization of children, at a press conference at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 28, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

A medida que aumentan las guerras culturales, los funcionarios de California rechazan las políticas conservadoras de la junta escolar

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Carolyn Jones and Alexei Koseff August 29, 2023August 29, 2023
People show support for three statewide initiatives: schools to notify parents when their child requests to be treated as transgender, preventing biological boys competing against biological girls and prevent sterilization of children, at a press conference at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 28, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters
Posted inK-12 Education

As culture wars escalate, California officials push back on conservative school board policies

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Carolyn Jones and Alexei Koseff August 29, 2023August 29, 2023
School food service workers train at the Culinary Institute of America as part of Farm to School, an initiative to provide healthier lunches in California schools, in Napa on Aug. 3, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Adiós a los hotdogs, bienvenidos los chilaquiles: los almuerzos escolares de California se están volviendo gourmet

Avatar photo by Carolyn Jones August 10, 2023August 10, 2023
School food service workers train at the Culinary Institute of America as part of Farm to School, an initiative to provide healthier lunches in California schools, in Napa on Aug. 3, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters
Posted inK-12 Education

Goodbye hotdogs, hello vegan masala: California’s school lunches are going gourmet

Avatar photo by Carolyn Jones August 10, 2023August 10, 2023
Parents, students, and staff of Chino Valley Unified School District hold up signs in favor of protecting LGBTQ+ policies at Don Antonio Lugo High School on June 15, 2023. Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Cuando las guerras culturales desgarran las juntas escolares de California, ¿debería intervenir el estado?

Avatar photo by Carolyn Jones July 28, 2023July 28, 2023

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