What’s News in Education

Scrap school police and add counselors and academic help for Black students, coalition says; Howard Blume, LA Times, Feb 1, 2023
What Schools Should Do About COVID’s Chronic Impact on Special Ed Students; Bob Cunningham, The74, Jan 29, 2023
LAUSD school teams competing in 2023 Academic Decathlon events; Holly Andres, LA Daily News, Jan 27, 2023
School librarians vilified as the ‘arm of Satan’ in book-banning wars; Jeffery Fleishman, LA Times, Jan 27, 2023
Four-day school week gaining popularity nationally. Why isn’t it happening in California?; Diana Lambert, EdSource, Jan 26, 2023
Teachers Shouldn’t Have to Drive Ubers on the Side, Education Secretary Says; Libby Stanford, Ed Week, Jan 24, 2023
Crit ics say Newsom’s proposal for low-performing students fails most Black students; Emma Gallegos, John Fensterwald and Daniel J. Willis, EdSource, Jan 24, 2023
SCOTUS could change the rights of students with disabilities to sue for damages; Linda Jacobson, LA SCHOOL REPORT, Jan 19, 2023
California’s summer and after-school programs are effective and should be expanded, report finds; Carolyn Jones, EdSource, Jan 23, 2023
School Boards Are Limiting Public Comment. Will That Erode Trust?; Evie Blad, Ed Week, Jan 20, 2023
Teachers Are Not Meant to Be Martyrs; Amanda Slaten Frasier, Ed Week, Jan 19, 2023
5 Big Challenges for Schools in 2023; Lauraine Langreo, Ed Week, Jan 18, 2023
Music education may make students more hopeful about their futures; Diana Lambert, EdSource, Jan 18, 2023
How Does Writing Fit Into the ‘Science of Reading’?; Stephen Sawchuk, EdWeek, Jan 17, 2023
Irked by Skyrocketing Costs, Fewer Americans See K-12 as Route to Higher Ed; Greg Toppo, The74, Jan 17, 2023
Intentional Shootings by Young Children Very Rare: What We Know; Mark Keierleber, The74, Jan 16, 2023
Schools sink money into tutoring, but some programs fall short; Donna St. George, Washington Post, Jan 14, 2023
Telemedicine Could Help Keep Kids in Class; Sarah D. Sparks, Ed Week, Jan 13, 2023
The School Shooting Incidents Nobody Hears About; Evie Blad, Ed Week,Jan12, 2023
With a New COVID Variant Rising, Some Schools Revert to Former Safety Measures: Evie Blad, Ed Week, Jan 10, 2023
Services Denied: LA Parents, Advocates Charge Weak Rollout of Plan for Students with Disabilities; Will Callan, LA SCHOOL REPORT, Jan 10, 2023
A 6-Year-Old Shot His Teacher. Who Should Be Held Responsible?; Evie Blad, Ed Week, Jan 9, 2023
Most homeless students are doubled-up. What does that mean?; Betty Márquez Rosales, EdSource, Jan 9, 2023
Tony Thurmond sworn in for 2nd term as state education leader; KCAL-NEWS STAFF, Jan 10, 2023
A DARPA for K–12? Omnibus Bill Includes Substantial New Funds for Education R&D; Kevin Mahnken, The74, Jan 5, 2023
California education issues to watch in 2023 —and predictions of what might happen; John Fensterwald and Yuxuan Xie, EdSource, Jan 5, 2023