California's budget for education, chronically scrawny, is emerging from the pandemic with unexpected strength. Carol explains where the sudden boost is coming from, and where the money will go.
A small fraction of students have truly rare potential. Once upon a time, state and federal funds supported "Gifted and Talented" programs, but those days are gone. Here's what happened, and what your school board can do about it.
National Arts in Education Week starts September 8. It coincides with back-to-school season to raise awareness of an important reality: It's up to each school board to determine how to prioritize the arts. Adelaide Kuehn of the California Alliance for Arts Education explains.
California's funding for education has been skimpy for decades. Chapter 8 lays out the facts, including where the money for education comes from, where it goes, and what it buys.
Most schools in California are starving when it comes to the arts. This post reviews the data, clarifies the state's requirements, and suggests specific steps that your school district can take to improve.
On the surface, California's new draft budget seems great. But it does little to really change the state's skimpy investment in children. This post explains.
My muse struck: Could I describe the five-year accomplishments and shortfalls of Jerry Brown's signature education reform in five stanzas? I had to try.
Some changes in California's education system can be traced back to the work of the Governor's Committee on Education Excellence. The Committee's recommendations are still relevant. Here they are.
We work hard to keep the lessons of Ed100 up to date. Here are 16 changes and updates we've made because they might affect you, your child and your school community.
California's API, a one-number measure of school quality that only reflected test scores, will soon be obsolete. The process for judging schools in the future is currently a topic for discussion and the public is invited to provide its opinion.
This school year will be full of new experiences as educators and parents alike start implementing their school district's Local Control Accountability Plan and reflecting on how to improve it in the years to come.
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