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Check out our latest brief: Policy Insights - Analyzing Impactful Shifts in Los Angeles Unified School District to understand the impact of policy shifts over the last two decades and the impact on students, educators, and families. https://lnkd.in/gZbvhJbE

How does dual enrollment in California compare with other states? Although California students enroll in college at similar rates as other states, they complete degrees at much lower rates, reports Emma Gallegos EdSource https://lnkd.in/dYBcaFpM. #DualEnrollment #CaliforniaEducation #CollegeCompletion #StudentSuccess #HigherEd #EducationMatters #CollegeReady

After one of the hottest summers, Alejandra Reyes-Velarde asks how 1 in 5 California schools can continue through air conditioning. Read about her visit to schools without AC across the state, including here in Los Angeles, CalMatters https://lnkd.in/dBENarGd

How can California improve math education for English learners? Crystal Gonzales English Learners Success Forum and Martha Herandez Californians Together recommend specific changes in curriculum and instructional materials across the state EdSource https://lnkd.in/e8Jnnr_a #MathEducation #EnglishLearners #CaliforniaEducation #EducationReform #TeachingStrategies #BilingualEducation

In his latest opinion piece, Los Angeles Times, Jay Mathews argues that college still is the best path for most students: “the massive wage gap — a 60% difference by age 55 — between those who complete at least four years of college and those who don’t is real.” https://lnkd.in/gJ5eD-Ry #CollegeEducation #HigherEducation #StudentSuccess #EducationMatters #CollegeDegree #WageGap #FutureOfWork

Officials with Los Angeles Unified School District, including Superintendent Carvalho, are bringing their message of school attendance back to parents this fall to decrease chronic absenteeism, which has significantly increased since the pandemic began. The LA Daily News went with Superintendent Carvalho to visit families’ homes https://lnkd.in/gWc9DAKH #LADistrict #SuperintendentCarvalho #SchoolAttendance #ChronicAbsenteeism #EducationMatters #ParentEngagement #BackToSchool #CommunitySupport

“A study by GPSN found 71% of the Black and Latino Generation Z teachers intend to leave the classroom in the next one to two years,” reports Jack Waterman about the new GPSN and Diversity in Leadership Institute report about Gen Z Black and Latino educators in Los Angeles Unified School District in the LA School Report https://lnkd.in/gbW2bdkz #GenZEducators #DiversityInEducation #BlackTeachers #LatinoTeachers #EducationEquity #TeacherRetention #DiversityInLeadership

“The release of California test data today shows our public schools are continuing to turn the corner on pandemic recovery, with gains on most assessments, while highlighting areas where we have more work to do,” writes Linda Darling-Hammond in an EdSource op-ed on how to interpret new test results https://lnkd.in/gXSHYRKk

Due to a new law, California will require menstrual health education in the state’s long-established sex education curriculum. Kayla Jimenez explains how the curriculum will integrate lessons on stigmas, irregularities, hygiene and pain management in USA TODAY https://lnkd.in/gBmNNwtT #MenstrualHealth #SexEducation #HealthEducation #WomenEmpowerment #HygieneEducation #ReproductiveRights #EducationReform

The White House response to aid COVID learning recovery has yielded over 320,000 tutors and mentors to support learning---but its future depends on the results of the November election, writes Linda Jacobson THE 74 https://lnkd.in/dQG7R9J2.