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California has one of the lowest rates of English literacy in the U.S. Almost one third of adults in the state can do little more than fill out a basic form or read a very simple piece of writing in English. Many of them are immigrants.Expe
Almost 2,000 teachers across California received notices they might be laid off this year, a huge increase compared to last year. School districts are facing budget cuts, with federal Covid relief funding expiring, enrollment declining and stat
Sam Prater knows what it feels like to be homeless. After he dropped out of high school, he was evicted twice in his hometown of Detroit. So when he saw homeless students being offered just 14 days in college dorms in California, he knew he had
Financial aid and admissions officers across California's colleges and universities are navigating longer hours and more stress, as they deal with unprecedented havoc in this year's rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid fo
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic, many California students have struggled to attend class regularly. Recent data shows that even last school year, when kids were back in person and there were fewer Covid regulations, nearly a quarter of student
A growing body of research shows that having a Black teacher increases students' scores on math and reading tests and increases the chance that they will graduate from college.California has been trying to recruit and retain Black teachers
If you or your child were enrolled in a California public school in first grade through high school in 2021-22, you might have money for college waiting for you.More than a year and a half ago, California launched a big initiative to help c
A catastrophic forest fire roared through Northern California’s Butte County in 2018, taking 86 lives and destroying countless homes in the town of Paradise.To help kids cope with their fear, grief and loss, the county office of education s
Fifty years ago, the United States Supreme Court decided a case that would forever change education for English learners in this country.In the 1974 case Lau v. Nichols, the Court decided that students who do not yet speak fluent English ha
The pandemic forced colleges and universities to move most courses online. But even today, many colleges and universities continue to offer online classes, and more than half of students nationwide are taking them.These courses offer more f
For young people who have been incarcerated, it can be hard to find a job or get the training they might need to start a career or go to college.California is trying to change that, with a program called #CaliforniansForAll Youth Jobs Corps
As a child, Blanca Rubio was given coloring books rather than reading lessons, because she didn't speak English fluently. Now, she is spearheading an effort to require California school districts to teach all the basic skills needed for childre
The vast majority of students in California graduate from high school, but most don't complete the classes needed for admission into the state’s public universities.Black and Latino students are the least likely to finish these courses, kno
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Maria O's daughters were in kindergarten and third grade in Los Angeles Unified. They didn't get a working computer from the district and had to connect to Zoom classes on their parents' phones. But Maria was
As California schools ramp up arts education, they may need 15,000 new teachers who are passionate about both the arts and teaching the next generation. One person with both those passions is Guillermo Tejeda. He's a jazz musician and forme
California State University faculty announced a historic week-long strike, after months of negotiations. So students braced for a week of missed classes. Then, something surprising happened. After one day, a deal was reached. The strike
When Giselle Meza found out she was pregnant, she was worried her classmates would judge her, and she had no idea when or if she would finish high school. But now, after joining a teen parent program, she's committed to graduating and going on
Every January, we turn to our resident fortuneteller, John Fensterwald, for his predictions of what will transpire in California education in the coming year.This year, he predicts a state budget deficit will create financial stress for sch
Estela López grew up in South Central Los Angeles, and she still lives and works just minutes from her childhood home. She has served in neighborhood schools for 30 years, first as a teacher and now as the principal of Dolores Huerta Elementary
It can be overwhelming for any parent to advocate for support in school for a child with a disability. But parents who don't speak much English face another major hurdle: getting accurate and timely translations of the documents and meetings so
More California superintendents are leaving to go to other jobs, or retiring, than ever before. The stress of the pandemic, politics and even violent threats all play into superintendent turnover.Why are superintendents leaving? And what ar
Two years after schools returned to in-person learning, students are struggling to meet math and English standards on statewide tests. Their mental health is also suffering and they're missing lots of days of school.EdSource brought togethe
As a saxophonist in Boston's Klezmer Conservatory Band in 1985, Merryl Goldberg traveled to the Soviet Union to meet up with another group of musicians, The Phantom Orchestra. The Phantom Orchestra would be sharing more than good tunes with
Bonnie Pérez took child development classes at night while working as a nanny during the day. But she didn’t see a lot of other nannies in her classes, largely because the classes were all in English. Bonnie saw an untapped group of people
Students new to the country often find themselves in the classrooms of teachers with very little training or support in how to meet their unique needs.Listen to veteran teacher Jenna Hewitt King describe how her first day teaching newcomers
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