Lasherica Thornton

Homework, according to recent research, is one of many factors affecting student mental health, pushing some schools to reconsider their policies, Axios reported.

The Valley of the Moon Teachers Association, the union representing teachers in Sonoma Valley Unified, voted to authorize a strike — if necessary, The Press Democrat reported.

Stockton Unified Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez talks about how she arrived at her goals and plans for improving student achievement.

Fresno County residents in a gated community of luxury homes have petitioned the county to change the school district boundaries of over 600 acres of land, Fresnoland reported.

According to The Hechinger Report, students utilizing artificial intelligence programs did worse on math tests than their peers without access, an experiment in a Turkish high school found.

The Israel-Hamas war, which led to a national movement of protests that called for a ceasefire in Gaza and pressured colleges to divest from Israel, also spurred a demand to better understand the history and culture of Palestinian people, the Los Angeles Times reported. As a result, UC Berkeley will launch one of the nation’s few Palestinian and Arab Studies programs.

José Luis Ruiz Arévalos pensó que tendría que estar en México por seis días. En realidad, tuvo que quedarse fuera del país por casi cuatro años.

In Fresno Unified, the state’s third-largest school district with 71,000 students, the watchword for repairing schools is “worst, first.” Two-thirds of the 103 schools are more than 50 years old, and with age comes burst pipes, air conditioning on the fritz and other demands. Add a commitment to property owners in this largely low-income community to stabilize property taxes, and the result is tough... read more

English and math scores improved from 2023 to 2024, but still have not caught up to results from prior to the pandemic.

By Diana Lambert, John Fensterwald, Zaidee Stavely, Lasherica Thornton, Mallika Seshardri and Monica Velez Published October 11, 2024 5:41am PDT