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2020 demonstrated the profound importance of shared facts in a resilient democracy. If adults today find it difficult and overwhelming to navigate the media environment, how can future generations do better? What is the role of schools in preventing Truth Decay?
Lowell High is one of America’s most famously successful public schools. In a sudden move, the San Francisco school board recently announced that it will dump the school’s selective admission process, making it just another school in the lottery. The controversy is part of a national pattern.
Last year, California's education system braced for a funding disaster. It didn't come, but will the good news last? As the Pandemic rages on, the state faces huge uncertainties. What's the plan for education funding in 2021-22? Carol explains.
When things aren't going well in a school, change is hard. But there's a difference between hard and impossible. What makes a school turnaround happen? This is good news story about a public middle school in San Francisco.
Every year, California creates a budget for public education. How does that work, actually? Who creates and influences it, and when are the decisions made? How can you get involved and have an influence? This short post explains the basics with tons of pointers to learn more.
Governor Newsom is proposing to invest more in Community Schools. What are they? Why is this important? What does the research say? Jill Wynns, former president of the California School Boards association, explains.
What would it really take to make education work better, not just in small ways but in big ones? In this thought-provoking post for the new year, Carol lays out eight big ideas, drawing inspiration from global leaders, economists, and Warren Buffett.
Who could have guessed last January how our views on education would change in a year? It has taken a pandemic to help all of us process just how critical public schools are to our children and our communities. There are lots of things we just took for granted.
Five schools just won prizes in the Ed100 drawing. Was your school among them? Read to find out...
In 2021, a bill once again proposed that ethnic studies be made a statewide high school graduation requirement. In this 2021 post, Carol explained why it was controversial and uncertain.
In a year of challenges, Thanksgiving Day provides an opportunity to thank those who help keep us safe and healthy. As Carol explains, the meaning of this national holiday has changed over centuries, especially in times of national trauma.
Presidents can have a big impact on the direction of public education. How will the Biden administration affect education in California? Biden has called for increased support for public schools. However, as Carol explains, a lot depends on Georgia.
The high school diploma has become a weak indicator of a student's readiness for the world. Mary Perry explains why a growing number of school districts are expanding and individualizing the definition of success using a Graduate Profile.
Schools play a vital role in preparing students to live and thrive alongside others who are different from themselves. Unfortunately, the challenges have become worse. As state leaders wrestle with the issue, local leaders are taking action.
Perhaps the world’s best-known living teacher, Sal Khan has helped millions of students learn skills and facts for lessons, assignments and tests. He has a strong point of view about how education ought to work differently. Are education leaders listening? Can students help them hear?
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