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Extra pay could lure experienced teachers to poorer schools. Why California won’t do it.
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Throughout the state, schools with the highest rates of low-income students have fewer experienced teachers.Bay Area
California high schools are adding hundreds of ethnic studies classes. Are teachers prepared?
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Should ethnic studies instruction require a special credential, or do districts need more flexibility to ensure teaching slots are filled?Education
Social media has some significant upsides for teenage girls, survey finds
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Girls use social media to connect with friends and find resources, but many say they spend too much time online.Education
‘Super disappointed’: Lawmakers want UC to enroll more Californians sooner
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Lawmakers who gave the UC and Cal State systems more money to boost in-state student numbers are frustrated that enrollment is down.Bay Area
California districts vary enormously in reading achievement, report finds
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A new study of low-income Latino students suggests that how they score in reading and writing stems more from how they are taught and less from their family income or English proficiency.Bay Area
California sees boost in student applications for college financial aid
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New state law pushes numbers up, following a decline triggered by the pandemic.Bay Area
OUSD educators walk out in wildcat strike action
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Striking teachers want to raise their salaries to the median in Alameda County.Bay Area
Amid California’s mounting literacy crisis, state names new literacy directors
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The state is highlighting structured literacy, which stresses explicit lessons on reading fundamentals such as phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension.Bay Area
