High School Later start times present new challenges for school leaders By Ashleigh Panoo | EdSource | August 9, 2022 A new law mandates later start times for secondary students in California.
Featured in Category Exedra Asks | Q&A with interim Superintendent Dr. Donald Evans By Exedra Staff | August 5, 2022 Why Berkeley and Piedmont schools are not so different and more perspective from the longtime educator.
Bay Area With financial aid as an incentive, state to begin recruiting 10,000 more school counselors By John Fensterwald | EdSource | August 5, 2022 Even before the COVID pandemic, there was a shortage of counselors, especially in rural schools and those serving Latino and Black students.
COVID-19 COVID-19 guidance for schools likely to be relaxed with CDC shift ahead By Kate Sequeira | EdSource | August 5, 2022 Plans include lessening the emphasis on regular screenings at schools, according to CNN.
Bay Area Database will track efforts to ban teaching about racism in schools By Diana Lambert | EdSource | August 5, 2022 The Critical Race Forward Tracking Project is the first project in the United States to identify and analyze these efforts.
Featured in Category Witter Field parking lot and loop remain closed through August 21 By Piedmont Unified School District | August 5, 2022 Drainage work and repaving should wrap up in a few weeks.
Elections Hope, frustration and hard lessons as youth try to lower voting age for school board By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | August 5, 2022 The Alameda County registrar has yet to implement two youth voting measures that passed by wide margins in 2020.
Oakland Oakland, with among lowest ratio of fully prepared, rightly assigned teachers, has a strategy to address teacher churn By John Fensterwald | EdSource | August 4, 2022 The district wants to recruit teaching candidates from within the community but cost of living could be a barrier.
Around Town Corritone to leave Beach Elementary By Exedra Staff | August 2, 2022 Michael Corritone has served as principal for eight years.
Bay Area California could paint a clearer picture of English learner achievement if new bill passes By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | August 1, 2022 The bill would require the state to separate test scores in English language arts, math and science for subgroups of English learners.