Education

Courtesy Jenine Catudio In 2016, 21 special education teachers from the Philippines were hired at a school district in the Bay Area. I was among the Filipino newcomers. The orientation took place in an oversize room, where echoes of Visayan and Tagalog dialects filled the space. As the session neared its end, the administrator asked, […]

LAUSD school board member Karla Griego reading with students. Credit: Courtesy of Karla Griego A lot has changed in the life of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s new board member, representing District 5.  In the past few months, Karla Griego was elected to LAUSD’s school board, was sworn in and now is having to

The entrance to a classroom is seen at Palisades High School in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster In the aftermath of L.A.’s most destructive wildfires, air quality experts warn that families should be prepared for the “disaster after

Santiago Canyon College is one of seven community colleges in the state that have yet to get final approval for bachelor’s degrees they proposed in 2023. Courtesy of Santiago Canyon College Rudy Garcia was excited when he learned that his local community college, Moorpark in Ventura County, planned to offer a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity

Construction site at Murray Elementary in Dublin Unified in 2022. Credit: Andrew Reed / EdSource The record 205 school districts that passed construction bonds in November will spend 2025 vying for matching money from a $10 billion state bond that will meet only a small portion of the demand for financial help.  Novices at navigating

A San Jose Unified teacher attends a rally Oct. 9 to promote candidates and a school bond measure that includes funding for staff housing. Credit: Photo courtesy of California Teachers Union This past November, hundreds of California school districts pursued local bond dollars to fix or update campuses across their communities.  Voters passed 205 of

Denny Sicairos, 5, holds a sign at a Bakersfield protest against an extensive Border Patrol operation held last week. Advocates have called upon school leaders to take action to protect immigrants, in the wake of an extensive operation by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in Kern County last week. Immigrant families have been afraid

West Contra Costa Unified’s Stege Elementary School in Richmond. Photo: Andrew Reed/EdSource West Contra Costa Unified School District is on the cusp of a new and uncertain era following the retirement of its superintendent, Chris Hurst, who stepped down in December after just over three years on the job.  Whoever is chosen to permanently replace

Credit: Julie Leopo / EdSource California has had a racial imbalance between its teacher workforce and its student population for years, with a majority Hispanic student population being taught by teachers who are mostly white. That could be changing, as more people of Hispanic heritage enroll in college teacher preparation programs in the state. Overall

Photo courtesy of SEAL Speaking more than one language is a superpower and a growing necessity in our global economy. If we want more California students to experience the economic, academic, social and emotional benefits of multilingualism, bilingual or dual language classrooms should be the gold standard for all schools. English learners, who often fall