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Lynette Stewart lifts her son Quincy, 3, up to a rock at George Rocky Graham Park in Marin City, California.

Elementary to High School

$5.5 billion will expand care for thousands of kids in California, but it may not be enough

by Zaidee Stavely August 8, 2019November 23, 2020

MARIN CITY, Calif. — When her son Quincy was six weeks old, Lynette Stewart dropped him off at a child care center in Long Beach, California and headed back to work, with a hard ball of worry in her chest. This story also appeared in Ed Source “I cried my eyes out, especially that first […]

Maria Lemus, far left, paints the alphabet with siblings Adrian and Kimberly Lorencillo and their grandmother before most of the other students arrive.

California, Early Education, Elementary to High School, News, The West

California’s early ed workers struggle to stay afloat

by Andra Cernavskis September 21, 2015October 21, 2020

California, Elementary to High School, The West

Torlakson wins California superintendent race

by John Fensterwald November 5, 2014October 21, 2020

California, Elementary to High School, The West

Superintendent race turns on future of reform

by John Fensterwald November 3, 2014October 21, 2020

California, Elementary to High School, The West

App details state superintendent race spending

by John Osborn D’Agostino October 27, 2014October 21, 2020

TEACHING > CREDENTIALING CREDIT: ALISON YIN FOR EDSOURCE TODAY

California, Higher Education, Teacher Preparation, The West

Teacher preparation enrollments plummet

by Louis Freedberg October 10, 2014April 8, 2021

California, Elementary to High School, The West

Feds back English learner lawsuit against state

by John Fensterwald July 25, 2014October 21, 2020

School librarian Shannon Englebrecht reminds Tori Reese, 8, that she has several books overdue. Englebrecht allows students at Charles Drew Preparatory Academy, a public school in San Francisco, to check out as many books as they want. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource

California, Elementary to High School, The West

School librarians a rare find in California public schools

by Lillian Mongeau May 27, 2014October 21, 2020

CREDO translated the statistical results of academic achievement between similar students in Los Angeles Unified district and charter schools, as measured by standard deviations, into additional learning days. Charter school students showed significant gains in reading and math in all grades, but middle school math showed the biggest gain, the equivalent of 158 extra days of learning, nearly a full year. Source: CREDO’s “Charter School Performance in Los Angeles Unified.”

California, Elementary to High School, The West

Los Angeles charter schools post big learning gains

by John Fensterwald March 19, 2014October 21, 2020

Sixth-grade teachers Erica Silva (left) and Allison Pazar lead a project on how to mummify a chicken as part of a social studies unit on ancient Egypt at Oscar Romero Charter Middle School in central Los Angeles. There’s plenty of time for hands-on lessons like these thanks to Romero’s 10-hour school day. (Photo: Brenda Iasevoli)

California, Elementary to High School, News, The West

School success part of broader strategy to target urban poverty in Los Angeles Promise Zone

by Brenda Iasevoli March 13, 2014October 21, 2020