Author name: Therese Hardin

A special education class at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland. Alison Yin / EdSource California schools will soon have a template for special education programs translated into 10 languages in addition to English. Advocates and parents of children with disabilities who speak languages other than English say it is a tiny step forward, but […]

School officials said they are currently working on dealing with the wave of new students coming from the Villages of Patterson development under construction. School officials and community members and school officials worry that the schools will not be able to handle another large-scale wave of development without a mitigation agreement. Credit: Emma Gallegos /

Madera Community College is in the rural Central Valley. Fresno State, about 22 miles away, is the closest four-year public university. Credit: Ashleigh Panoo / EdSource Why is it harder for community college students studying far from four-year universities to transfer?  The answer to that question — which is at the heart of a new

Classrooms for career technical education are cramped, and the Wasco Union High School District hopes to expand them with Proposition 2. Credit: Emma Gallegos / EdSource After decades of disinvestment and neglect, it’s clear that California’s schools are in desperate need of repair. Many school districts across the state are struggling with dilapidated buildings, old

Two children use a laptop to go online. Credit: Mary Taylor / Pexels Not all screen time is created equal, and how kids spend it, whether creatively or passively, can make all the difference.  For instance, young children who watch a “Bluey” episode or play a memory game with their parents can build new cognitive

A sign in support of public school is seen outside a home next to Sutro Elementary School in San Francisco on Oct. 9, 2024. The school is among the 11 schools previously proposed for closure within San Francisco Unified School District amid decline in enrollment and budgetary woes. Credit: Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

Political signs for the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified school board are on display at an intersection in Yorba Linda. Credit: Courtesy of Kevin Reed Millions of California residents will not have the opportunity to vote for the people representing them on their school boards on Nov. 5 because many of the board races will not appear

Credit: Pexels Bullying against California’s Asian American and Pacific Islander youth remains stubbornly high — affecting nearly 1 in 5 ninth and 11th graders, just above the statewide rate for all students. But we’re missing a big part of the problem if we continue to lump all Asian American students into a catch-all group. We’re