How will you celebrate National Volunteer Week, April 17-23? As Jeff explains, volunteers are essential to communities… and also part of what makes school communities unequal. If you want to help Ed100, we have some ideas for you!
California's public college systems have signaled the end of the SAT and ACT for admissions, moving to a system of 'comprehensive review'. What do parents, students, and school leaders need to know about the new rules? What are the risks and opportunities of this change?
To become effective and wise, volunteer leaders need and deserve training and support. Summer conferences play a critical role in this training. This post describes what students leaders and faculty advisors can expect from the 2022 Ed100 Student Academy, and how to register for free.
When kids can read, they can fly. Unfortunately, many students don't get the early help they need to get off the ground. What can be done? Some leaders call for earlier dyslexia risk screening for kids. Others call for earlier academic transparency for schools. Carol explains.
Andrew Sutherland invented Quizlet when he was in high school. Virtually every student uses it. How does something like that happen? We invited Sutherland to tell his inspiring story at the summer conference of the Ed100 Academy for Student Leaders. Watch it!
En 1850, California se declaró estado "libre". Pero el camino hacia la igualdad en la educación de California ha sido largo y sórdido. Rex Ridgeway ofrece su perspectiva sobre algunos de los hitos desde la Ley de Escuelas Comunes de 1860 hasta Nina Simone.
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.
La lotería estatal entrega cada año unos $2,000 millones a las escuelas de California. Es una pequeña fracción del costo total de la educación pública, pero sigue siendo una cifra enorme. Esto es lo que debe saber al respecto.
El presupuesto estatal de California ha crecido rápidamente en los dos últimos años, desafiando las expectativas. Hay muchas implicaciones muy buenas para la educación. En esta publicación, Carol explica el proceso que hay que seguir, incluyendo cómo influir.
Volunteers are crucial to the success of Ed100. For the last several years, we have involved college students as both externs (in December) and interns (June, July and August). Sophie shares her reflections on the experience.
La responsabilidad más importante de una junta escolar es contratar y evaluar al superintendente de escuelas. Leslie Reckler explica lo que está en juego y cómo hacerlo bien.
Should taxpayers foot the bill for private and religious schools? Voters will face this question on the ballot in 2022, if either or both of two measures raise enough money to collect a million signatures in the next few months. Here's what's at stake.
El sistema de financiamiento escolar de California dirige los recursos hacia los distritos escolares en parte en función de las necesidades locales. En este artículo, John Diaz explica por qué esta política es crucial para mejorar la diversidad de las escuelas del estado y su economía.
This, our final Ed100 post of 2021, celebrates with a look back at some of the lessons and posts you might have missed. With apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein...
En 2022, es posible que los votantes de California tengan que votar una iniciativa para modificar la constitución del estado, estableciendo el derecho a una educación de alta calidad para todos los estudiantes. Hay una trampa.
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