Bay Area Amid California’s mounting literacy crisis, state names new literacy directors By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | March 24, 2023 The state is highlighting structured literacy, which stresses explicit lessons on reading fundamentals such as phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Bay Area Are kids collateral damage in California culture wars? By Diana Lambert | EdSource | March 21, 2023 Survey: Political polarization is hurting school staff and management and heightening anxiety and hostility among students.
Bay Area AI in school: Virtually chatting with George Washington and your personal GPT-4 tutor By John Fensterwald | EdSource | March 20, 2023 Khan Academy is first off the block to apply the new GPT-4 artificial intelligence software to education with Khanmigo.
Education Social media challenged: San Mateo schools sue tech firms for alleged harm to students By Kiley Russell | Bay City News Foundation | March 17, 2023 The same companies, along with Facebook and parent company Meta, face a similar lawsuit in Seattle.
California California bill would require school employees to notify parents if child identifies as transgender By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | March 17, 2023 A 2022 survey of 34,000 LGBTQ youth found that only a third of transgender and nonbinary children consider home a gender-affirming place.
Education California’s promise to build more student housing hits setbacks By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | March 15, 2023 Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to delay funds for dorms because of the state’s budget deficit.
Bay Area Advocates propose an alternative to refocus budget on Black students By Emma Gallegos, John Fensterwald, and Daniel J. Willis | EdSource | March 14, 2023 The alternative to Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan would focus additional state funding directly on Black student achievement.
Featured in Category Newsom proposes ‘literacy road map’ based on ‘science of reading’; will districts follow or ignore it? By John Fensterwald | EdSource | March 13, 2023 Instructional guide would emphasize decoding skills as well as comprehension. But under local control, districts can ignore it.
Education Despite union opposition, many teachers support dyslexia screening for all students By Joe Hong | CalMatters | March 2, 2023 Many teachers say early intervention is key to heading off later academic struggles.
California California reconsiders the potential of college work-study jobs By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | March 1, 2023 State funding could provide opportunities for about 100,000 students.