Before the pandemic, our schools were funded according to attendance. State Senator Portantino argues that California should join the majority of states and fund schools by enrollment. The stakes are high, as Carol explains.
The pandemic did not come with an instruction manual. School board members have been in the hot seat. We asked two veteran school board members to share their experiences about decision-making under the stress of the pandemic.
As students return to school in the COVID delta surge, Carol asks: How much freedom should people have to put others at risk by choosing not to vaccinate themselves?
If you unexpectedly received a huge bundle of cash in the state budget, what would you do with it? That's the enviable position Governor Newsom and the legislature are in this year. Here's what you need to know.
Perhaps the world’s best-known living teacher, Sal Khan has helped millions of students learn skills and facts for lessons, assignments and tests. He has a strong point of view about how education ought to work differently. Are education leaders listening? Can students help them hear?
As school begins with a whole new set of challenges, parents, families and students are struggling with new sources of stress and anxiety. What are the experts recommending to manage it all? Shereen and Carol round up some great advice for schools and parents to help kids cope.
This post describes the sessions and speakers for the 2020 Ed100 Academy for California Student Leaders, which was held online July 20-23. Over a thousand high school student leaders applied and 500 participated.
The elected leader of California's vast education system is the Superintendent of Public Instruction. What does this position actually do?
A tsunami is about to wipe out California school budgets like sandcastles on a beach. Unless Congress acts, kids are going to get hurt, and the damage will be long-lasting. California's Education Coalition is calling on parents to speak out, before it's too late.
Every year, California creates a budget for public education. How does that work, actually? Who creates and influences it, and when are the decisions made? How can you get involved and have an influence? This short post explains the basics with tons of pointers to learn more.
When COVID-19 arrived, schools closed without much central coordination. A similar process may play out in reverse as each district decides how and when to re-open, and each family weighs its own choices. State and national education data systems aren't set up to track this.
Schools and community organizations need to work together to create engaging summer programs, especially now. The key to success is to design programs that support the emotional needs of students, whether online or in person. Jennifer Peck explains.
Just like that, America's public schools have moved online. Unfortunately, millions of students are fenced out of the digital campus, lacking sufficient internet connections and devices at home. What will it take to give every student access to school?
California's education budget is already in worse shape than most people realize. The economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic could clobber education for years. Without prompt federal support, students and teachers are in for a world of hurt. This post breaks it down.
The public education system as we have known is on course to be damaged, badly, by Covid-19. Without decisive action, especially at the federal level, the road will be rough and the harm will last for many years. The plan urgently needs to include summer school.
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