“California’s Current Direction in Education is Not Moving us Forward” says Ryan J. Smith
Ryan J. Smith, Executive Director of The Education Trust-West, issued the following statement in response to the release of California’sRead More…
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Rocklin Charter Schools Give Approval for Book About Transgender Teen
**UPDATE** On Monday, La Comadre posted a piece about a controversy that was stirring in Northern California over a children’sRead More…
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List of Shame: California’s Lowest Performing Schools
Tier I Schools Title I Program Improvement Schools identified as the lowest five percent. *from California Department of Education websiteRead More…
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Rocklins Transgender Controversy
Things could get rocky tonight at the Rocklin Charter School Board meeting. The Board will take up the issue ofRead More…
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Governor Brown & State Legislators Announce $30 Million Plan to Help DACA Recipients
On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown and legislative leaders announced a plan to devote $30 million to help people whoRead More…
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Legislators Should Commit to Providing Transportation for Students
Recently, Menifee Unified School District announced that it will no longer be offering its students transportation services. While school districtsRead More…
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Rep. Pete Aguilar Fights for Students Victimized by For Profit Colleges
Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education are being sued. The state of California has joined with 17 other statesRead More…
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A New Resource For Districts: Protecting Undocumented and Vulnerable Students
School Board Members and administrators across California should take the time to review the recently produced/published guide by the StanfordRead More…
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A Reading Program in Oakland is Helping Students Struggling With English Standards
As a child, I did not do much reading outside of the classroom. The reading I did inside of theRead More…
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Schools That Receive Federal Funds Must Follow Federal Law
Thus sayeth Betsy DeVos. Fourteen times to be exact. But what does it mean? DeVos recently went before a SenateRead More…
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