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This Week in California Education

Introducing Education Beat, a new podcast by EdSource

New Executive Director Anne Vasquez reflects on her childhood as the daughter of immigrants and outlines her vision for EdSource.

EdSource’s new executive director, Anne Vasquez, on forces that shape her views of education

John Fensterwald interviews his co-host, Louis Freedberg, who is stepping down as head of EdSource, about growing up in South Africa and getting kids excited about learning in the United States.

Louis Freedberg looks back at EdSource and education in a monumental decade in California

The U.S. is confronting the rise of white supremacy, disinformation, and extreme threats to democracy — while a global pandemic has created the worst health and economic emergency of our time. How can educators cultivate the informed, engaged, and effective citizenry we desperately need to ensure the strengthening of a socially just democracy?  Research shows that teaching controversial issues leads to students’ increased political... read more

Teaching controversial issues in a time of turmoil

This week, the merits of creating a $500 college savings account for 1st graders and a question to Chris Edley, incoming dean of UC Berkeley's ed school,"Why this job now?"

Newsom’s $2 billion college savings plan for 1st graders & Chris Edley’s on his new role

This week: School districts are getting billions in federal and state Covid aid. How will the public know if it will be spent effectively?

Pandemic puts school accountability in limbo

Surprise change in leadership at L.A. Unified, we discuss what's behind it. Missing kindergartners account for the biggest state enrollment drop in 20 years; we ask what's next.

Where are California’s 60,000 missing kindergartners? Also, surprise change in leadership at L.A. Unified

We explore Gov. Newsom's pronouncement that K-12 and community colleges should open fully after June 15. What will it take to make it happen?

Gov. Newsom wants schools and colleges to reopen fully by fall. But will they?

This week: Summer programs can provide a transition to post-Covid school reopening; students' needs are great and districts have funding.

Summer learning’s promise: a first step to post-Covid healing

Disagreements over ethnic studies now shift to districts; guided by new state guidelines, they must decide how a course will be taught.

The frontlines over ethnic studies are now local districts

This week: innovative ideas emerging from the governor's office for ensuring that more students make it to college; the multiple challenges facing school superintendents during the pandemic; Mills College in Oakland is closing its doors.

On increasing college access, superintendent turnover, and Mills College’s closure plan

This week, learning hubs. Robin Lake of Center on Reinventing Public Education, tells how they're innovating. Lakisha Young, a learning hub pioneer in Oakland, updates us.

Learning pods and hubs, a pandemic innovation, thrive and evolve

Views are split on whether a $2 billion plan to coax schools to reopen will work. Fresno Supt. Bob Nelson says yes to an extent. A Carlsbad activist says it'll fall flat.

Will $2 billion in incentives entice more schools to open their doors?

Gov. Newsom moves up some teachers for Covid shots; Alameda Supt. L.K. Monroe explains the policy. State Board ED Brooks Allen sums up the status of standardized tests.

Gov. Newsom lays out priorities for vaccinating teachers; uncertainties on standardized tests

EdSource reporters share insights on grading students, measuring English learner progress and new California State University chancellor Joe Castro's priorities.

Assessing student progress during pandemic; new CSU chancellor on reopening campuses in fall

In This Week in California Education, EdSource editors and reporters discuss the most current issues in education across the state of California.

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This Week in California Education

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