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math

LA Looks to Expand Popular Math Program Without Clear Evidence of Effectiveness

Will Callan
Early Childhood

Pre-K Enrollment Nearly Bounces Back From Pandemic Amid Push for Universal Access

Linda Jacobson
student journalism

Q&A: LAUSD Student’s Journey to 2023 California Student Journalist of the Year

Bryan Sarabia
enrollment

Exclusive: As Post-Pandemic Enrollment Lags, Schools Compete for Fewer Students

Linda Jacobson
STEM

California Teen, a ‘16 Under 16 in STEM’, Gets a Big Surprise on The Kelly Clarkson Show

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financial aid

Undocumented Students Qualify For Financial Aid in California. Why Aren’t More of Them Using it?

Carmen González
commentary

The Pandemic’s Virtual Learning is Now a Permanent Fixture of America’s Schools

Conor P. Williams
podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E14: How to Design a College Alternative

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Union Report

Public-Sector Hiring Boomed Post-COVID. Union Membership Nationwide Did Not

Mike Antonucci
Curriculum

In California, ‘Slow and Steady’ Is Winning With a Tougher Science Curriculum

Nicole DiRanna
podcast

Class Disrupted: When Students Help Direct What They’re Taught in School

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Chronic Absenteeism

Los Angeles Schools Look to Confront Dire Chronic Absenteeism Numbers

LeeAnna Villarreal
Shelter

California Sees 9% Increase in Homeless Students

Joe Hong & Erica Yee
ethnic studies

Why California Schools Are Adding Hundreds of Ethnic Studies Classes

Megan Tagami
The 74 Interview

Q&A: Rocketship Schools Co-Founder Reflects on 15 Years of Empowering Parents

Richard Whitmire
California

Free Textbooks? It Could Soon Be a Reality at California’s Community Colleges

Alyssa Story & Carmen González
School (In)Security

Ransomware Group Claims Massive Data Leak But MN Files’ Whereabouts a Mystery

Mark Keierleber
Going Remote

In New Graphic Novel, Pandemic Scatters a Vulnerable School Community

Greg Toppo
higher education

Momentum Builds for Helping Students Adapt to College by Nixing Freshman Grades

Jon Marcus
dyslexia

Despite Union Opposition, Many California Teachers Support Dyslexia Screening For All Students

Joe Hong
podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E11: Scaling the New, Sunsetting the Old

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
School (In)Security

Hackers Use Stolen Student Data Against Minneapolis Schools in Brazen New Threat

Mark Keierleber
STEM

16 Under 16: Where Are The 74’s 2022 Class of STEM Achievers Now?

Emmeline Zhao
School (In)Security

L.A. Schools Admits Sensitive Student Records Leaked After 74 Investigation

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School (In)Security

Trove of L.A. Students’ Mental Health Records Posted to Dark Web After Cyber Hack

Mark Keierleber
mental health

1.3 Million Los Angeles Students Could Soon Access Free Teletherapy

Marianna McMurdock
STEM

California Teenager Makes History By Sequencing Genome of His Pet Fish

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math

Equity Builder or Racial Barrier: Debate Rages Over Role of 8th-Grade Algebra

Jo Napolitano
Following the COVID Money

Stockton School Officials Could Face Criminal Charges After Blistering Audit

Linda Jacobson
STEM

Watch: A California Teen’s Research Experiment Is Now Saving the Lives of Bees

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Following the COVID Money

Stockton, CA: What Happens When a Dysfunctional District Gets $241 Million

Linda Jacobson
Union Report

California Teachers Union Lost Members at 587 of 995 Affiliates Since 2019

Mike Antonucci
National School Choice Week

Scores Show ‘Personalized Learning’ Schools in CA Kept Kids on Track Amid COVID

Paul Keefer
lausd

‘Nail in the Coffin’: LAUSD Parents and Employees Predict Disaster if Workers Strike

Will Callan
Analysis

Case Study: CA District’s Grow-Your-Own Residency Targets Teacher Diversity

Beth Holland & Violet Ford
The Big Picture

Arts Education Program Increases School Engagement, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken
California

Pandemic Catch Up: What Will it Take for Left-Behind Students to Learn to Read?

Joe Hong
Los Angeles

‘Heroes to Zeroes’: L.A. School Staff Plans Strike Vote

Linda Jacobson
California

16 Under 16 in STEM: California Teen Harnesses His Anxiety for the Greater Good

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learning loss

Is Your CA District Ready to Fix Learning Loss? New Database Has Some Answers

Arun K. Ramanathan
early education

Schools Scramble to Find Teachers as CA Expands Transitional Kindergarten

Elizabeth Aguilera
learning loss

LAUSD’s Test Scores Reveal Large Drops For Latino & Female Students

Joshua Bay
Union Report

Early Results Show Union’s Favored School Board Candidates Win Big in California

Mike Antonucci
mental health

Virtual Nightmare: One Student’s Journey Through the Pandemic

Linda Jacobson
EDlection 2022

Incumbent California Schools Chief Wins Overwhelming Support for Second Term

Marianna McMurdock
EDlection 2022

California Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Prop 28 For Arts and Music Education

Joshua Bay
education politics

Despite COVID Backlash, Thurmond Sails Toward Second Term as CA Schools Chief

Kevin Mahnken
Union Report

California Teachers Unions Spending At Least $2.8 Million on 2022 Board Races

Mike Antonucci
EDlection 2022

$800 Million for CA Arts Ed & 7 Other Big School Propositions on Midterm Ballots

Linda Jacobson
Union Report

PACs Get Attention, but Teachers Unions Still Dominate School Board Elections

Mike Antonucci
California

Leaving Los Angeles: These 10 LAUSD Schools Lost the Most Students During COVID

Cari Spencer
Union Report

Open Collective Bargaining — Something Everyone Can Agree On?

Mike Antonucci
California

Oakland Parents Want a Seat at the Table in Negotiations with Teachers Union

Julia McEvoy
Alberto Carvalho

LA Parents Sound Off After Cyberattack Leaves Students Vulnerable

Joshua Bay
Union Report

Union’s Survey About Why Teachers Leave Has Flaws, But Hints at Why They Stay

Mike Antonucci
Future of High School

Los Angeles Skilled Trades Program Mixes Summer Jobs and Training All in One

Patrick O’Donnell
Alberto Carvalho

LA District Downplays Student Harm After Cyber Gang Posts Sensitive Data Online

Mark Keierleber
California

California Poll Finds Parents Leaving Traditional Public For Charter Schools

Joshua Bay
Alberto Carvalho

LA Schools and the Mystery of the Missing Ransom Note

Mark Keierleber
California

California Implements Later School Start Time, Other States Considering

Jasmine De Leon
Los Angeles

Why I Had To Leave The Community I Loved To Find the School That Served My Needs

Devin Walton
Alberto Carvalho

LA Students’ Digital Divide: Advocates Fear LAUSD-AT&T Wi-Fi Plan Won’t Be Enough

Veronica Sierra
California

After Huge Illuminate Data Breach, Ed Tech’s ‘Student Privacy Pledge’ Under Fire

Mark Keierleber
California

Educator’s View: How My School’s Care Corps Helps Our Students and Community

Maricela Guerrero
EDlection 2022

Two Surprising Runoffs Likely in L.A. School Board Elections

Rebecca Katz
student voice

Student Voice: Graduating After a Third COVID-Disrupted School Year

Joshua Oh, Diego Camacho & Kota Babcock
American Educational Research Association

Amid Literacy Crisis, CA Ed Chief Rejects Phonics-Driven Approach to Reading

Linda Jacobson
California

Leader’s View: Why I Stepped Down from the Oakland Unified School District Board

Shanthi Gonzales
bay area

Helping Teachers Afford to Work in Even the Most Expensive Cities

Dorian Barrero-Dominguez
The Big Picture

Outlawing School Segregation Spurred Gains for CA Chicano Students, Study Finds

Asher Lehrer-Small
California

CA Voters Most Dissatisfied With Local Schools

Rebecca Katz
American Education’s Most Turbulent Year

Exclusive: Large Districts Losing Students; Boom Towns, Virtual Schools Growing

Linda Jacobson
Union Report

As Sacramento Teachers Strike, State Union Membership Shows Accelerated Losses

Mike Antonucci
Pandemic

Parent Liaison Toni Baker on Pandemic Loneliness, Cherishing ‘the Little Things’

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

As COVID and culture wars roil schools, choice backers see an opening

Greg Toppo
bay area

To Fill Special Ed Vacancies, CA Charter Network Sponsors Credentials

Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

NM Requires K-12 Staff Booster Shots as Omicron Fears Fuel Vaccination Spike

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Districts Launch New Efforts to Get Absent 9th Graders Back in Class

Linda Jacobson
California

States Passed Retention Laws to Combat Learning Loss, But Most Parents Said No

Linda Jacobson
California

Teaching Reading Amid COVID: How a Rural California School Topped State's List

Ashleigh Panoo
Pandemic

Four States Increase Access to Youth Mental Health Care

Marianna McMurdock
Antonio Villaraigosa

Ballot Measure Would Give California Parents ‘Legal Standing’ to Sue for Better

Linda Jacobson
California

Meet Barrier-Breaking Homecoming Royalty

Meghan Gallagher
California

California Aims to Come From Behind in Making Sure Children Learn to Read

Linda Jacobson
California

School Safety Officer Charged with Murder Wasn’t a Cop. Does That Matter?

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

Three Lawsuits to Weigh the Most Explosive Issues in Schools this Year

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

COVID Shots Required for School Staff in 36% of Top Districts

Asher Lehrer-Small
asylum seekers

RAND Corp. Says 321K Undocumented Kids Entered U.S. Schools From 2016-2019

Jo Napolitano
Pandemic

Exclusive Data: Absenteeism Surged Among English Learners During Pandemic

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Pfizer Sends Vaccine Data for Kids Ages 5-11 to FDA

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Districts Across the U.S. Offering Big Incentives to Subs, Special Ed Teachers

Marianna McMurdock
afterschool

STEM Report: 1.9M Fewer Low-Income Students in Afterschool Programs

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Few California High Schoolers Applied for Pass/No Pass Grading

Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

Acting on Questionable Evidence, More Districts Require Masks Outside

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Ask the Doctor: Did We Misunderstand the Risk of COVID for Kids?

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

L.A. District Passes Student Vaccine Mandate As Biden Pushes More COVID Testing

Linda Jacobson
Anti-racist teaching

San Francisco’s Ethnic Studies Course a Boon for Student Outcomes

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

Some View Newsom Recall as Disruptive, But Pace of Reopening Still an Issue

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Quarantine Policies Leave Some Students Without Access to Learning

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Hired Today, Fired in ‘22: Are Relief Funds Setting Schools Up for Fiscal Cliff?

Chad Aldeman
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