K-12 Education

Ethnic studies promises a higher level of engagement for marginalized student groups and a heightened awareness of cultural engagement.

Two of the state’s largest districts have unveiled plans for multimillion-dollar summer school programs, signaling this could be one of California’s main strategies to address a year of learning loss during the pandemic. San Francisco Unified announced a $50 million initiative Wednesday to offer in-person classes, summer camps and child care to all 52,000 K-12 […]

Critics don’t understand that the end of our school day is in no way the end of our workday, it’s just the end of the first shift.

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, March 5. Lots of changes at once Gov. Gavin Newsom is leading California into its largest and fastest reopening since the state first shut down nearly a year ago — even as questions remain as to whether the necessary infrastructure is in place. State lawmakers on Thursday sent to Newsom’s […]

The ethnic studies curriculum will be a historic win for communities and students that public schools have traditionally ignored.

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

The decisions to reopen, however, still rest with school officials and labor unions. Newsom hopes the funding bill will prod them into holding in-person classes. Parent activists say it's not enough.

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

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

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, February 19. Tensions ramp up Top Democratic lawmakers dealt a political blow to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday by unveiling a school reopening package without his input — a move to which the governor did not take kindly. The bold step suggests that Newsom and lawmakers have significantly different interpretations […]