Louis Freedberg
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Berkeley, CA, United States
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Addressing the crisis in arts and music education in California
Former Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner is leading an effort to restore arts and music education to a more prominent place in the school curriculum. → Read More
Newsom to announce plan to encourage in-person instruction in elementary grades
A non-profit journalism website reporting on key education issues in California and beyond. → Read More
Quick Guide: What University of California campuses are planning
The nine UC undergraduate campuses are all preparing either distance learning plans or restrictions and safety measures for on campus learning. This database provides an overview of what the campuses are planning. → Read More
Quick Guide: How California is changing its school accountability plan during the pandemic
California has put on hold most aspects of its school accountability system. Following Gov. Newsom's executive order on April 23, state guidance on the Local Control and Accountability Plan expected soon. → Read More
Grading K-12 students during a pandemic: An EdSource Quick Guide
With more than 6 million students sheltering in place, school districts across California are deciding how to grade students for their distance learning. This guide answers all of your questions on the various options. → Read More
Amid concerns about children’s health and safety, Gov. Newsom holds off on ordering closure of California schools
A non-profit journalism website reporting on key education issues in California and beyond. → Read More
Colleges in California and nationally move to online instruction in response to coronavirus
Unlike K-12 schools, colleges indicate that they have capacity to deliver online instruction, although not clear how long they would do so in response to virus threat. → Read More
’13’ could be unlucky number for school construction measure on California’s March ballot
Prop. 13 on the March 2020 ballot will create confusion among some voters. And confusion is likely to add to the "no" vote total. → Read More
Trump revives calls for support for “school choice” agenda, despite certain rejection in Congress
A non-profit journalism website reporting on key education issues in California and beyond. → Read More
With shout-out to teachers, Democratic candidates talk about schools in Houston
In a shift from an era when teachers were blamed for students' failures, several candidates express support for teachers. → Read More
California Teachers Association names interim executive director
A non-profit journalism website reporting on key education issues in California and beyond. → Read More
Fifty years after desegregation, wide racial and ethnic achievement gaps persist in Berkeley
Berkeley’s 2020 Vision initiative was supposed to eliminate achievement gaps for the entering kindergarten class in 2007 but a year from its target date, it is clear that it still has a long way to go in reaching its ambitious goals. → Read More
Charter school authorizers come under greater scrutiny in California
Most school districts oversee only a handful of charter schools, and lack the skills or resources to fully oversee them. → Read More
Drive to cap California charter school growth stalls
A non-profit journalism website reporting on key education issues in California and beyond. → Read More
Kamala Harris’s plan to boost teacher pay would cost $315 billion over 10 years
The goal would be to boost salaries of every teacher who is paid less than workers in other professions with comparable credentials and experience in their respective states. → Read More
Oakland Unified offers critical view of charter schools to state task force
A non-profit journalism website reporting on key education issues in California and beyond. → Read More
Lessons from the Los Angeles and Oakland teachers’ strikes
Both strikes yielded gains for teachers, but larger structural issues, such as declining enrollments, unaffordable housing, and pension costs eroding what can be spent on children, were not addressed. → Read More
Gov. Newsom asks to review impact of California charter schools on district finances
A non-profit journalism website reporting on key education issues in California and beyond. → Read More
Gov. Newsom names new head of State Board of Education in California
A non-profit journalism website reporting on key education issues in California and beyond. → Read More
Why aren’t we protecting our young?
The Borderline massacre indicates that no one is safe when lethal weapons are too easily accessible to people whose only intent is to use them to slaughter others. → Read More