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Avila & Ponce: Presidential Candidates Need a Primer on What’s Really Wrong With Our Public Schools. Our Education Platform Can Help
Do the presidential candidates understand what it will take to ensure that our public education system serves all students? It’s hard to know because they haven’t said enough in debates and other public sessions, so far, about how they plan to improve public education. We know they agree with us that increased funding is necessary and way overdue. But we need much more if we want to ensure that both resources and results matter.
Avila & Ponce: Presidential Candidates Need a Primer on What’s Really Wrong With Our Public Schools. Our Education Platform Can Help
Layla Avila is the CEO of Education Leaders of Color Dr. Ana Ponce is the former CEO of Camino Nuevo Charter Academy and current executive director of the nonprofit, grant-making education organization Great Public Schools Now.
Presidential candidates need a primer on what’s really wrong with public education | LA School Report
Do the presidential candidates understand what it will take to ensure our public education system serves all students? It’s hard to know because they haven’t said enough in debates and other public sessions, so far, about how they plan to improve public education. We know they agree with us that increased funding is necessary and way overdue. But, we need much more if we want to ensure that both resources and results matter.
A fresh start on school discipline isn't optional for underrepresnted students
The Hechinger Report is a national nonprofit newsroom that reports on one topic: education. Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get stories like this delivered directly to your inbox. It’s never been more important to take a new look at how we think about school discipline. We need to shift away from thinking of discipline as the thing you do to punish a student who is acting out or to rein in a chaotic class.
Commentary: After the rejection of the parcel tax, how we can all convince Los Angeles voters to reinvest in public education | LA School Report
We know that Los Angeles voters believe in the importance of education. In 2002, nearly 64% of voters approved Measure K, which authorized $3.35 billion for school repairs and renovations. Six years later, voters overwhelmingly approved Measure Q, the largest local school bond in state history that allocated $7 billion for facilities.
Commentary: An open letter to LAUSD’s school board candidates before Tuesday’s vote — and a plea to address Board District 5’s educational disparities | LA School Report
Dear Board District 5 candidates: Tomorrow is the runoff election in L.A. Unified’s Board District 5, a mostly Latino district. The next board member representing BD5 will not be Latino, and therefore, as educators and leaders of color, we believe it is critical that the ultimate winner in this election makes an explicit commitment to addressing the unique socioeconomic challenges that district residents face every day.
Perspective | A path forward on school discipline in the shadow of Betsy DeVos’s dismantling of protections
Education Perspective Perspective Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events By Layla Avila, Evan Stone and Cami Anderson January 16 at 6:00 AM As education leaders, we take our commitment to students and families very seriously, not only to provide them with an excellent education that affords them access to the fullest range of life’s opportunities but also to ensure they are emotionally and physically...
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