Education

  • Experto: La educación cívica es más necesaria ahora que nunca

    Durante el fin de semana, las comunidades de Iowa celebraron el 21º aniversario de los ataques del 11 de septiembre. Desde esos eventos históricos, la tensión política se ha intensificado, y algunos dicen que poner más énfasis en la educación cívica podría volver a enfocar el debate respetuoso e...
  • Expert: Civics Education Needed Now More Than Ever

    Over the weekend, communities in Iowa observed the 21st anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. Since those historic events, political tension has escalated, and some say placing more emphasis on civics education could bring respectful and informed debate back into focus. Carisa Corrow is a former teacher and founder of the...
  • Guaranteed Income Helps Parents Boost Kids’ Education

    Originally by Katie Fleischer for Ms. Magazine Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service/Public News Service After another school year impacted by the COVID pandemic, the long-term effects of educational disruptions are increasingly visible. Years of increased stress, financial burdens, and virtual schooling have affected children as well...
  • Understanding the debate behind California’s new math framework

    When Rebecca Pariso agreed to join a team of educators tasked in late 2019 with California’s new mathematics framework, she said she expected some controversy. But she didn’t expect her work would be in the national spotlight. “We were transforming math education, and change is hard and scary,” said Pariso,...
  • Comprendiendo el debate detrás del nuevo marco matemático de California

    Cuando Rebecca Pariso aceptó unirse a un equipo de educadores encargados a fines de 2019 con el nuevo marco matemático de California, dijo que esperaba cierta controversia. Pero ella no esperaba que su trabajo estuviera en el foco nacional. “Estábamos transformando la educación matemática y el cambio es difícil y...
  • El kinder de transición universal será un cambio de juego

    Steven Kellner es un ex superintendente escolar que ahora trabaja para California Education Partners, una organización sin fines de lucro. Un martes por la tarde en mayo, la maestra de tercer grado Clara Yáñez y la maestra de segundo grado Jackie González se pararon frente a su junta de...
  • Universal transitional kindergarten will be a game changer

    Steven Kellner is a former school superintendent who now works for California Education Partners, a nonprofit organization. On a Tuesday evening in May, third-grade teacher Clara Yanez and second-grade teacher Jackie Gonzalez stood in front of their board of education and asked them to count little plastic farm animals. While...
  • No hay suficientes suplentes: las escuelas de California enfrentan una grave escasez de maestros

    Kelly Rhoden, directora de Nevada Union High School, pasó la mañana del lunes luchando por encontrar sustitutos para las clases de sus maestros ausentes. La escuela, a unas 60 millas al noreste de Sacramento, tiene 86 maestros. Trece de ellos estuvieron ausentes el lunes. “Tenemos a muchos maestros fuera...
  • Not enough subs: California schools face severe teacher shortage

    Kelly Rhoden, the principal at Nevada Union High School, spent her morning Monday scrambling to find substitutes for her absent teachers. The school, about 60 miles northeast of Sacramento, has 86 teachers. Thirteen were out on Monday. “We have quite a few teachers out either because they’ve tested positive,...
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