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L.A. Unified’s English learner action upsets parents, teachers

Luis Gaytan, the 5-year-old son of Mexican immigrants who speak Spanish at home, was so terrified by kindergarten that he would barely talk — prompting classmates to tease that he didn’t have a tongue. LA Times

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CA’s $250M investment in linked learning complicated by rules, regs
The big problem facing planners today, however, is how to get hundreds – if not thousands – of private businesses to provide those job experiences, a commitment complicated by a recent court case and seemingly unaccommodating labor regulations. SI&A Cabinet Report

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‘Parent Trigger’ School Faces Challenge to Deliver
The parent-led battle to transform Desert Trails Elementary School into a charter school may be over, but the storybook ending that many charter supporters sought for the children in this Mojave Desert community may be even more challenging to achieve. EdWeek

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Low income students face challenge of “college isn’t for us”
Commentary: I opened the door to see my best friend from childhood, Randall, chewing on a pen top, facing me in his baggy jeans. How was it that my ace homie growing up–the one who I would run the streets with for hours–ended up on the fast track to prison while I sped toward opportunities? Hechinger Report

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Tools for parents: What to look for in a preschool program
A growing body of research indicates that a high-quality preschool education can position children for academic success for years to come, but how does a parent know what to look for when it comes to selecting a school for their child? EdSource

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California legislature drops ball on abusive teachers
Commentary: We may chuckle at Greece’s folly, but the case also raises a question: Other than degree, isn’t what didn’t happen to those two murderers very similar to what didn’t happen to Mark Berndt, a Los Angeles teacher so depraved that he fed his semen to young children in what he called “tasting games” during a years-long pattern of sexual abuse? Sacramento Bee 

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Why do teachers quit?
Richard Ingersoll taught high-school social studies and algebra in both public and private schools for nearly six years before leaving the profession and getting a Ph.D. in sociology. Now a professor in the University of Pennsylvania’s education school, he’s spent his career in higher ed searching for answers to one of teaching’s most significant problems: teacher turnover. The Atlantic