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Ethnic studies will help students become better informed citizens in our diverse democracy

by Guest Commentary November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

The latest recommendations to the proposed ethnic studies curriculum, under consideration this week, are a bold step forward for California students.

Teacher Jessica DeAnda, left, instructs Liz Valdez, 11, center, as Kayla Torres, 11, right, works on her laptop at Sunrise Middle School on June 22, 2020 in San Jose, the first Bay Area school to reopen since shelter-in-place was announced in March. Photo by Randy Vazquez, Bay Area News Group

Some California schools delay in-person classes as coronavirus surges

by Ricardo Cano July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

Betty Hunter and her son, Angel, 13, at Crocker Amazon Park in San Francisco on June 26, 2020. Hunter says that she and her son are very close and share a love of anime. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

With California schools opening soon, kids lack needed tech to learn remotely

by Ricardo Cano July 6, 2020July 10, 2020

Expect hybrid learning to become norm this fall

by Ricardo Cano June 8, 2020June 12, 2020

Disaster Days: How megafires, guns and other 21st century crises are disrupting California schools

by Ricardo Cano September 16, 2019September 17, 2020

Newsom’s fire plan, lack of mental health leadership, a transgender barrier to fall

by Dan Morain June 24, 2019

Drawing lines on privacy, wildfire, water and schools

by Dan Morain May 15, 2019

School choice

by Guest Commentary May 8, 2019

Legislators test Newsom, school layoffs, mind-bending hemp rules

by Dan Morain March 18, 2019

Students are joining teachers in the rain today on the picket line at Marshall High School in Los Angeles, as an LAUSD teachers strike began. Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News

It didn’t fix the L.A. teacher strike, but Newsom’s pension idea would help schools, anyway

by Ricardo Cano January 13, 2019June 23, 2020