This article is part of Bright Spots, The 74’s series highlighting schools where every child learns to read, no matter their zip code. Explore the Bright Spots map to find out which schools are beating the odds in terms of literacy versus poverty rates. In general, a school with a lower poverty rate is going to have higher...

Two-thirds of states don’t provide paid parental leave for teachers beyond their accumulated sick days, according to a new study by the National Council on Teacher Quality. The research revealed that of the 16 states that require districts to offer paid parental leave, only two — Arkansas and Delaware — give teachers their full wages...

This story was originally published on EdSource. Over the past two decades, educational technology has fundamentally reshaped teaching and learning. Digital tools have transformed instructional delivery, assessment, intervention and access to resources for students with diverse needs. As an educator who has taught at the elementary, middle and high school levels, I recognize the powerful...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The past few years, California has been all about the ABCs, 1-2-3s and the wheels on the bus, investing more than $5 billion in early childhood education. But kindergarten, a staple of elementary schools for more than a century, remains optional. Despite nearly...

This story was originally published on LAist. The Trump administration says it’s planning to freeze about $10 billion in federal support for needy families in California and four other Democrat-run states, as the president announced an investigation into unspecified fraud in California. The plans come on the heels of the Trump administration announcing a freeze on...

Hunger is on the rise for the early care and education workforce, according to recent research from the Stanford Center on Early Childhood, and signs suggest the challenge is unlikely to improve in the short term. In June, 58% of early care and education providers surveyed by the RAPID Survey Project at Stanford said they...

This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. A year ago, Tanya Reyes watched in disbelief as the Eaton fire incinerated her Altadena home. As her three daughters listed everything they had lost in the days that followed, Reyes kept reminding them that what mattered most was that they still had each...

Concerned about longstanding disparities between Los Angeles schools and a possible loss of state and federal funds, the Los Angeles Unified School District is tapping private philanthropy to fill the gaps. The district recently reignited its dormant nonprofit, the LAUSD Education Foundation, hiring a new executive director to court dollars from corporations and foundations. The...

Budget cuts, staffing reductions and school consolidations are coming to Los Angeles Unified as the cash-strapped district works to balance its shrinking budget, a top school official said.  LAUSD’s chief financial officer in an interview last week said declining enrollments and the end of pandemic relief funds have forced the district to take cost-cutting measures.  ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District has seen some impressive academic results over the last few years. But in pursuing those gains, district leaders have led themselves into a financially unsustainable position. Its most recent proposed budget contains the blunt admission that, “L.A. Unified currently has a structural deficit whereby in-year expenditures exceed in-year revenues....