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Hatkoff: California still doesn’t have the data needed to know where teachers are being well prepared to support the students buff.ly/SQLA6Yx
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Dunnavant: Every child and classroom is different, and teachers and parents know best what's working. Policy should leave room for that judgment buff.ly/RgZZ4LV
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Schools will have to rethink AI policies in the middle of the year. Via @EdSource buff.ly/2Jv8G8M
Prop. 3 makes permanent an income tax on the wealthy to fund K-12 schools and other services. Originally passed in 2012, the tax was renewed in 2016 and was slated to expire in 2031. Via @CalMatters buff.ly/FKha1cH
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The Nov. 3 ballot is long and filled with consequential races. But one thing most voters in California won’t see: much ado about school boards. Via @CalMatters buff.ly/G8Yqg4T
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Though childcare is often among the biggest expenses in a family’s monthly budget, economists say it's hard to know just how big of a problem it is. Via @LAist buff.ly/bcUE4gK
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Two school board members are throwing mud over parental rights, Title IX and their track records but agree an ‘outdated’ funding formula has to change buff.ly/b31Xro9
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Castrejón: For too many California charter schools, securing adequate facilities has become a hindrance rather than a foundation for student success buff.ly/e5Rt5Lb
The money could greatly increase scholarships to private or religious schools, or public school programs such as tutoring, but critics warn California should avoid a school choice program they say invites fraud and erodes public school funding buff.ly/rPLUj3T
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California’s graduation rates reached a decade high last school year, while chronic absenteeism and suspensions continued to decline, according to the California School Dashboard released Thursday. Via @EdSource buff.ly/qGuKHQO
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California districts are using empty classrooms and even entire schools for childcare hoping they will see the same young kids in kindergarten buff.ly/P5EItpL
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Schools and green-schoolyard advocates say adding trees and natural spaces can do more than provide shade: it can create places for students to play, learn and socialize, and may improve behavior and mental health. Via @CalMatters buff.ly/uOHfs3a
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Shaw and Barrera Offer Starkly Different Visions for California Schools buff.ly/zAO3N9w
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Morrison: With support on curriculum from county education offices, districts can move from ‘We adopted it’ to ‘Teachers can use it skillfully’ buff.ly/2VFXEVN
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The administration’s proposed English-only instruction mandate for Head Start is 'a mistake. It’s really going back 30 years,’ one expert said buff.ly/qAC7LQY
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The next state superintendent of public instruction will be setting the template for a dramatically changed role buff.ly/ibxXWvG
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Kreider and Torgerson: Just as pediatricians advise parents to read to their children, they should encourage simple math activities buff.ly/112kzWn
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Here’s What it Takes to Feed LAUSD Students Each Day. Via @EdSource buff.ly/uwQ3tE0
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A state audit found Highlands charter school in Sacramento allegedly misspent $180 million buff.ly/Ms5JvN9
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Rapaport: Asked to upload their kids' school attendance record from last year, most parents said they didn't have one or couldn't find it online buff.ly/ucyvc9T
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