Ali Tadayon, East Bay Times

Ali Tadayon

East Bay Times

Oakland, CA, United States

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Past articles by Ali:

West Contra Costa Unified and teachers union reach agreement

By Ali Tadayon | EdSource Weeks ahead of a potential strike, West Contra Costa Unified and its teachers union, the United Teachers of Richmond, have struck a tentative contract agreement that gives… → Read More

West Contra Costa Unified and teachers union reach agreement

By Ali Tadayon | EdSource Weeks ahead of a potential strike, West Contra Costa Unified and its teachers union, the United Teachers of Richmond, have struck a tentative contract agreement that gives… → Read More

West Contra Costa Unified, teachers union to enter fact-finding; strike could follow

The fact-finding follows months of contract negotiations, including bargaining sessions with a third-party mediator after the district declared an impasse in December. → Read More

Oakland calls for an end to gun violence following second school shooting in a month that injured six

Police say all the victims - adult students and staff - are affiliated with one of the schools. No details were released on what triggered the shootings Wednesday afternoon. → Read More

LAUSD, CSBA and others call on Newsom to veto bill requiring schools to buy mostly US-grown food

The latest education news updates from EdSource. → Read More

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District reaches $18 million settlement with family of disabled boy who died after fall at school

The latest education news updates from EdSource. → Read More

Nonprofit donates $1.4 million for high school financial literacy

The latest education news updates from EdSource. → Read More

The youngest readers tackle sounds, words and the science of reading

Here are the stories of four schools and how they are teaching the youngest students how to read. The schools are among the 70 lowest-performing in the state. They are sharing in $50 million in extra funding that settled a lawsuit accusing the state of failing to teach literacy. → Read More

UPDATE: Rialto school counselor third to be charged for failing to report student’s sexual assault

The latest education news updates from EdSource. → Read More

Proposed San Francisco ballot measure would bring schools extra $70 million a year for special programs

The latest education news updates from EdSource. → Read More

State Board of Education approves $635 million in community school grants

The latest education news updates from EdSource. → Read More

An unmet promise: Early literacy for all in California

Educators and advocates at an EdSource roundtable urged state leaders to expand research-based teacher training on early literacy and "take responsibility" for California's literacy crisis. → Read More

UPDATE: Contra Costa County to intervene in West Contra Costa Unified’s finances

The latest education news updates from EdSource. → Read More

Oakland students, teachers, community to fight 11 school closures, mergers, reductions

Students, teachers and parents vow to fight the closures, rally state to forgive Oakland Unified's debt → Read More

Parents scramble for higher-quality masks for children amid nationwide shortage

Though experts say higher-quality masks are crucial to preventing the spread of the Omicron variant, few districts are providing those masks to students leaving parents looking for them. → Read More

First lady calls on state legislators, governors to pay teachers more

The latest education news updates from EdSource. → Read More

State superintendent sets goal to get all California third-graders reading by 2026

“This is a strategy about helping children learn to read, but also about putting them on a path that can create success,” California Superintendent of Education Tony said, → Read More

California K-12 Covid safety practices for the new school year

A nonprofit organization reporting on key education challenges in California and beyond. → Read More

USDA extends free meals through next school year

A non-profit organization reporting on key education challenges in California and beyond. → Read More

Teachers, school staff vote to ratify West Contra Costa Unified’s return to school plan

West Contra Costa Unified students will be able to return to the classroom April 19 for limited in-person options following weeks of intense labor negotiations. → Read More