How do you learn remotely with no internet? SLO County families struggle to connect
Source: The TribuneFor Nishca Cross, every day she can’t get internet at home is another day her sixth-grade son loses…
What parents are saying about California’s coronavirus-related school closures
Source: Elisha Smith Arrillaga in Cal MattersThere’s an adage among civil rights activists that solutions come from those closest…
Education Equity in Crisis: Prioritizing Vulnerable Students with Federal CARES Act Stimulus
Education Equity in Crisis: Prioritizing Vulnerable Students with Federal CARES Act Stimulus In response to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Letter grades? Pass/no pass? A’s for all? Districts differ on grading online learning
Source: EdSourceAs school communities embrace distance learning, districts are now trying to figure out how to fairly grade students for…
Young Invincibles Student Housing Letter
Dear Governor Newsom,Young Invincibles and our partner organizations write to respectfully request that you sign an executive order that…
Letter to Congress: SNAP Student Rule
As Americans work to prevent the spread of the COVID -19 disease, including complying with necessary, life-saving social distancing…
Joint California Community College Letter on Budget Priorities
Dear Senator Mitchell and Assemblymember Ting:On behalf of the organizations listed in the letter, we write to share our…
The Equity 8 – California’s Key Legislative Principles Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Each year, The Education Trust–West analyzes the state budget and proposed legislation to identify 8 key proposals that have potential…
Over a million California students still lack access to remote learning
Source: Cal MattersMore than a month since officials closed schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, California officials said a two-week…
Sign-On to Congress for Children’s Advocates on COVID-19
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, and Leader McCarthy:As organizations that serve, represent, and advocate on behalf of…
50 Million Kids Can’t Attend School. What Happens to Them?
Source: New York TimesThe learning setbacks that schoolchildren commonly experience over a summer vacation can easily wipe out one or…
What an interrupted school year means for these college students
Source: PBS News HourThe coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the academic year of some 20 million college students as campuses are…
‘Historic academic regression’: Why homeschooling is so hard amid school closures
Source: USA TodayAt 8:40 a.m., a mindfulness coach at a private preschool in Miami used Zoom to greet toddlers lounging on carpets, beds and…
Expulsion Moratorium Request
Re: Request for a Moratorium on Expulsions from K-12 schools during COVID-19 crisisDear Governor Newsom, State Superintendent Thurmond and…
Sacramento-area private schools shifted to online learning weeks ago. How they did it so fast
Source: Sacramento BeeTaylor van Loben Sels, a junior at Christian Brothers High School, wasn’t sure how her school could transition…
California Students Higher Education Advocacy Round Table (HEART) Response Letter
The California Students Higher Education Advocacy Round Table (HEART) is a coalition of student-led organizations and associations from across…
California schools’ response to pandemic varies widely
Source: Cal Matters This was included in the Mountain View Voice and The Record. Their schools sit just five miles apart on opposite ends of…
Morning Report: San Diego Is Flattening the Curve
Source: Voice of San DiegoSan Diego public health officials say that aggressive social distancing measures put in place over the…
As Bay Area schools kick off distance learning, attendance raises equity questions
Source: Mercury NewsDuring the first week of distance learning at Summit Rainier in East San Jose, 10 of Gwindale Person’s…
The Learning Curve: Everything Sucks, New Parent Survey Reveals
Source: Voice of San DiegoA new survey this week tells us something we already knew: The vast majority of parents…