Pride Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of the LGBTQ community and also provides an opportunity to dig deeper into the challenges faced by LGBTQ youth and work with communities to ensure students have access to the wraparound services that help promote academic […]
A new National Education Association (NEA) evaluation of teacher pay and state spending on education in the United States shows California is far ahead of the curve in advancing teacher pay. The state ranks number one in the nation for average teacher salary in 2023–24 […]
Sylvia Leong was elected as the CSBA Director-at-Large, API in 2022 and advocates for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) student needs statewide. She is serving her third term on the Cupertino Union School District board and serves as CSBA liaison to the Asian Pacific […]
A WestEd webinar held April 23 featured a presentation on approaches and best practices for engaging youth as critical partners in fostering safe, healthy and supportive learning environments and real-world examples of empowering youth in Northern California’s Nevada Union High School District. Improving student engagement […]
The impacts of climate change are felt throughout schools in California through extreme heat, wildfires and floods that affect the everyday lives and education of students. Research has shown that rising temperatures and disruptive weather patterns can harm students’ access to school, their health and […]
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers releases a report evaluating the state of the country’s infrastructure — “an interconnected system of highways, streets, public buildings, mass transit, ports, airports, inland waterways, water systems, waste facilities, the electric grid, broadband networks, dams, levees, […]
The April 10-11 meeting of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) saw the presentation of a yearly teacher supply report, rich discussions regarding additional authorizations to the Childhood Development Permit and recommendations from the workgroup tasked with reviewing the Teacher Performance Assessments, and business […]
Physical and mental health issues can affect children’s ability to succeed at school. Among low-income children with special healthcare needs, about 85 percent do not receive the medical care they require, primarily due to financial constraints and limited access. School-based healthcare services help to fill […]
A decade ago, Education Trust-West released Black Minds Matter, which traced the trajectory of education policy affecting Black students — from fugitive slave laws banning Black children from attending California schools in 1852, through the state’s dismantling of affirmative action in the 1990s, to disjointed […]
Research shows that diversity in schools — including staff and the student body — produce benefits such as improved academics for all compared to less diverse schools, less racial prejudice and better life outcomes. Other studies have found diversity in the student body of schools […]
