Foster youth in California face an array of systemic barriers that often interfere with their educational success. The UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools recently released a report, Understanding Belongingness, Support, and Perseverance: An Exploratory Study of the Educational Experiences of Foster Youth in […]
California adopted a new K-12 mathematics framework in 2023 with the goal of promoting the complex skills students need to succeed in their education and beyond, including mastery of challenging content, critical thinking, problem solving, effective communication and collaboration. The shift requires local educational agencies […]
In a Jan. 23 CSBA webinar, CSBA experts in education law and policy reviewed all aspects of immigration policy related to California public schools. The majority of the webinar examined the impact that the Trump Administration’s new directive to rescind a longstanding “sensitive locations” policy […]
Dual enrollment college courses are now offered at 90 percent of public high schools across the country, with nearly 2.5 million high school students taking advantage of the opportunity to get a jumpstart on their higher education. While these students tend to have higher rates […]
While large gaps persist in subject-specific training and credentials to teach STEM courses like physical sciences and computer science, the STEM teacher workforce in high-need schools has been surprisingly resilient despite increasing staffing pressures over the last three decades, according to new research from the […]
As explained in a previous issue of California School News, in April 2024 the Biden Administration issued new Title IX regulations effective Aug. 1, 2024. Among other things, these regulations made significant changes to Title IX sexual harassment procedures — such as those governing the […]
A new brief by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) outlines the strategies used in partnership with California Education Partners (Ed Partners) aimed at improving student outcomes. Over the past four-years, 48 districts participated in an Ed Partners’ collaboration with the goal of improving student […]
Over a three-year period beginning in 2020, Grass Valley School District, located in Nevada County, was able to implement strategies that improved literacy instruction and outcomes for students.
The California State Board of Education (SBE) began the new year by discussing various items related to accountability, curriculum, instructional materials and more during its Jan. 15 meeting. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond opened by recounting the devastation caused by the fires in […]
Research shows that school leaders play a pivotal role in school and student success, with effective principals boosting attendance, academic achievement and other educational outcomes. However, like the teacher pipeline, the staffing pipeline for principals is facing significant challenges. A recent policy snapshot released by […]
