Distance learning

Getting online education right at our public universities will require infrastructure and human resource investment.

The pandemic forced college students into crowded and noisy study spaces, from laundry rooms to bedrooms, affecting their ability to learn.

On March 19, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a statewide shelter-in-place order. In response to an unprecedented public health threat, it was an equally unprecedented shuttering of day-to-day life. “This is not a permanent state,” Newsom assured us at the time. “This is a moment in time. And we will meet this moment together.” On […]

California’s top education official keeps a low profile as millions of students remain home.

I’ve watched the achievement gap in my class grow wider, and it is only going to keep growing if we don’t reopen.

We propose amendments to AB 86 that would support schools that have been open and provide the resources for all schools.

Amid a confusing tangle of power, it’s hard to figure out who’s responsible for whether California kids will get back in their classrooms. Let's sort that out.

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, February 24. Two reports cast doubt California is unlikely to meet its ambitious climate goals, two reports released Tuesday show. The first, from California State Auditor Elaine Howle, doesn’t mince words: “The state will fall short of meeting the 2030 goal” of a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from […]

By the time the safety recommendations are implemented and running smoothly, the school year will be ending.

It’s time to put our children’s well-being at the center of this discussion and get them back in the classroom.