Joe Hong
CalMatters-
As California moves to require dyslexia screening in public schools, experts say teachers need to embrace the 鈥渟cience of reading鈥� approach that emphasizes phonics. -
After the number of homeless students dropped during the early part of the pandemic, experts say the lack of affordable housing is fueling an increase that may continue to escalate. -
California is one of only 10 states in the country that does not require schools to screen children for dyslexia. Experts agree early diagnosis is key to helping dyslexic students learn to read, yet the statewide teachers union and others have blocked those efforts. -
Last year, a bill would have directed more funding to the student group with the lowest standardized test scores, which would have been Black students. Instead, the governor is proposing extra money for high-poverty schools, not Black students specifically. -
The results 鈥� the most thorough look yet at the pandemic鈥檚 toll on learning 鈥� left education officials and experts neither surprised nor hopeless. -
Many school districts have limited or no dedicated cybersecurity teams. With no statewide standards, districts make their own decisions about cybersecurity measures. -
Some parents who have been outspoken in their criticism of local school districts are finding allies in community members opposed to COVID safety protocols and other education policies. Buoyed by that support, they are now running to become school board members. -
California schools received more than $33 billion in COVID stimulus money. Some districts won鈥檛 say how they鈥檝e spent it. -
A CalMatters investigation found that schools had wildly different approaches to stimulus spending 鈥� from laptops to shade structures to an ice cream truck. No centralized database exists to show the public exactly where the money went. -
According to new data from the California Department of Education, enrollment continues to drop at faster rates than before the pandemic. -
California鈥檚 schools are struggling to staff up 鈥� despite billions in state money flowing to school districts to remedy teacher shortages. Grants have helped but, educators say, they aren鈥檛 enough. -
The revised draft of the state鈥檚 proposed framework for math instruction in public schools, which became embroiled in controversy last year, insists students can reach high-level math classes under its recommendations.
