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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...
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Los nuevos datos educativos de California ayudan a contar una vieja historia: las escuelas con índices más altos de estudiantes de bajos ingresos tienen más maestros poco calificados. Un análisis de CalMatters de los datos de acreditación de maestros publicados este mes por el Departamento de Educación de California...
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New California education data helps tell an old story: Schools with higher rates of low-income students have more underqualified teachers. A CalMatters analysis of teacher credentialing data released this month by the California Department of Education found this correlation statewide as well as within districts. The state’s data from...
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Una nueva encuesta de 28,000 estudiantes de último año de secundaria encontró que más de uno de cada cuatro cambió sus planes de vida durante la pandemia. En 2019, el 25 % de los estudiantes planeaba asistir a una universidad de dos años; ahora bajó al 19%. Jennifer Wilka,...
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A new survey of 28,000 high school seniors found more than one in four changed their life plans during the pandemic. In 2019, 25% of students planned to attend a two-year college; now down to 19%. Jennifer Wilka, executive director of YouthTruth, a nonprofit based in San Francisco specializing in surveying...
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María Elena Durazo, senadora demócrata de Los Ángeles, está renovando la lucha por un permiso familiar remunerado equitativo, con la esperanza de que sea una opción realista para más californianos de bajos ingresos. Después de que el gobernador Newsom vetó un proyecto de ley similar el otoño pasado que...
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María Elena Durazo, a Democratic senator from Los Angeles, is renewing the fight for equitable paid family leave, hoping to make it a realistic option for more low-income Californians. After Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar bill last fall that would have increased wage replacement pay for the lowest...
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El ser propietario de una vivienda se ha considerado durante mucho tiempo un camino hacia la clase media. Pero solo el 17% de los hogares de personas de raza negra y latinos podían pagar una casa de precio medio en California el año pasado, menos que durante los dos...
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Homeownership has long been considered a path to the middle class. But just 17% of Black and Latino households could afford a median-priced home in California last year, down from the prior two years, according to a new report. All Californians faced a high-barrier market in 2021. Only 26% of...
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...
Los nuevos datos educativos de California ayudan a contar una vieja historia: las escuelas con índices más altos de estudiantes de bajos ingresos tienen más maestros poco calificados. Un análisis de CalMatters de los datos de acreditación de maestros publicados este mes por el Departamento de Educación de California...
New California education data helps tell an old story: Schools with higher rates of low-income students have more underqualified teachers. A CalMatters analysis of teacher credentialing data released this month by the California Department of Education found this correlation statewide as well as within districts. The state’s data from...
Una nueva encuesta de 28,000 estudiantes de último año de secundaria encontró que más de uno de cada cuatro cambió sus planes de vida durante la pandemia. En 2019, el 25 % de los estudiantes planeaba asistir a una universidad de dos años; ahora bajó al 19%. Jennifer Wilka,...
A new survey of 28,000 high school seniors found more than one in four changed their life plans during the pandemic. In 2019, 25% of students planned to attend a two-year college; now down to 19%. Jennifer Wilka, executive director of YouthTruth, a nonprofit based in San Francisco specializing in surveying...
María Elena Durazo, senadora demócrata de Los Ángeles, está renovando la lucha por un permiso familiar remunerado equitativo, con la esperanza de que sea una opción realista para más californianos de bajos ingresos. Después de que el gobernador Newsom vetó un proyecto de ley similar el otoño pasado que...
María Elena Durazo, a Democratic senator from Los Angeles, is renewing the fight for equitable paid family leave, hoping to make it a realistic option for more low-income Californians. After Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar bill last fall that would have increased wage replacement pay for the lowest...
El ser propietario de una vivienda se ha considerado durante mucho tiempo un camino hacia la clase media. Pero solo el 17% de los hogares de personas de raza negra y latinos podían pagar una casa de precio medio en California el año pasado, menos que durante los dos...
Homeownership has long been considered a path to the middle class. But just 17% of Black and Latino households could afford a median-priced home in California last year, down from the prior two years, according to a new report. All Californians faced a high-barrier market in 2021. Only 26% of...