By Matt Collette Cheryl Schafer was a veteran math teacher by the time Common Core arrived in New York back in 2010. It was apparent to her almost immediately that teachers didn’t have the materials they needed to teach to the new national standards. Take a middle school staple like the Pythagorean Theorem: “One text series had...

Ed-tech start-ups envision L.A. as a hub for the growing sector A growing contingent of LA start-ups wants the attention to shift to a new sector: educational technology. Los Angeles Times Contemplating better training for substitutes The shortage of substitute teachers nationwide is shining a spotlight on the adequacy of those who are available. SI&A...

By The Editorial Board To some people, even 150 years after the end of the Civil War, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee remains a symbol of honor, chivalry and courage; his memory conjures the Old South, a lost cause and a more romantic era. That’s why his name remains on schools, highways and monuments across...

L.A Unified takes on sexting with education campaign, not punishment The Los Angeles Unified School District plans to roll out what may be the state’s most ambitious educational campaign around the issue. Los Angeles Times Marriage ruling may boost school climate for LGBT families and students California has been in the forefront of efforts to...

By Emily Cadei When it comes to setting standards for America’s public schools, there’s a remarkable degree of consensus: The system the federal government has in place—known as No Child Left Behind—doesn’t work. Fixing it, however, is about to set off a new round of fierce political combat in Washington, D.C., and draw in 2016...

Hundreds of SoCal students can’t graduate after exit exam canceled As the SB 172 bill moves through the legislature this summer, about 5,000 students across the state are stuck in graduation limbo. KPCC 150 years later, schools still a battlefield for interpreting Civil War Texas’ guidelines for teaching American history do not mention the Ku...

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A group that measures how states support students in such key areas as health, safe environments and academic success has released its annual Whole Child “snapshots,” and it has good news and bad news for California. Each state gets its own snapshot from ASCD, formerly known as the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, with a comparison to the...

By Cindy Chang and Frank Shyong It started as an ordinary spat among high school girls, sparked by an unpaid restaurant bill. At an ice cream parlor in Rowland Heights, the dispute took a dark turn. Three girls ganged up on Yiran “Camellia” Liu, forcing her to kneel and use her hands to wipe cigarette...

High school exit exam may be suspended immediately The California High School Exit Exam may be suspended immediately, possibly letting off the hook thousands of seniors who need to pass it to graduate. Ed Source Beverly Hills Unified will pay $685,000 to settle ex-principal’s suit The settlement resolves a lawsuit by Carter Paysinger in which...