Education

A teacher shows 12th grade students how to construct a small animal house. Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education Amid a statewide teacher shortage, talk of teachers leaving the profession or simply not going into it in the first place is widespread. In a 2022 UCLA study, 1 in 5 California teachers said they would […]

Students in a Fresno Unified classroom. Credit: Fresno Unified / Flickr California students made some progress toward regaining their pre-Covid levels of achievement with incremental increases in English language arts, math and science scores last school year, according to state data released Wednesday. English language arts test scores overall increased slightly, from 46.7% of the

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Credit: Alison Yin/EdSource As states across the nation release their annual data from tests administered to students in the 2023-24 school year, we’re beginning to get a clearer picture of how far along we are in our post-pandemic recovery. The release of California test data today shows our public schools are continuing to turn the

From securing school entrances to making campuses more resilient to climate change, districts throughout the state are looking to voters to upgrade their facilities.  An EdSource Roundtable on Tuesday, “Election 2024: How voters can help repair California schools,” discussed what a $10 billion state bond and $50 billion in local construction bonds on the November

Cal State Fullerton commencement 202 Credit: Cal State Fullerton/Flickr California State University’s fall 2024 enrollment has risen to 461,000 students, driven by record gains among first-time, first-year students that nonetheless left the system short of its fall 2020 peak. Preliminary data show enrollment across the 23-campus system has inched up 2%, buoyed by more than

Credit: Allison Shelley / EDUimages It should come as no surprise to anyone that to succeed in a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) field, one needs a solid foundation in mathematics. When my sons entered college, even though they had strong math skills, I encouraged all three to retake a transfer-level course they had

Marshall Elementary Principal Jorge Estrada Valencia purposely placed posters over areas of the cafeteria where the wall is beginning to tear. A multipurpose room that serves as the cafeteria and a meeting space will be one of the school’s and Modesto Elementary School District’s priorities if a $85 million local bond passes this November. Credit:

What are education leaders doing about transforming the way schools address learning, behavior and emotional problems? The current answer, it seems, is: not much. We do see increasing discussions among education leaders about transforming education in general. Naturally, much of the focus is on improving instruction and making major changes in how schools are managed

At San Juan Unified’s El Camino Fundamental High School in Sacramento, 36 students sit elbow to elbow with little space or updated equipment for lab work. Credit: Andrew Reed / EdSource Renovating a high school that swelters in summer and gushes leaks in winter is a priority of a large Sacramento-area district. Replacing an undersized