“Build back better” has become the mantra of post-disaster reconstruction, since the United Nations’ 2006 report, “Key Propositions for Building Back Better.” It points out that disasters can be leveraged as opportunities for change and improvement. Education has been turned upside down in recent weeks, and I hope we never go back to the way […]
(via Los Angeles Times) By HOWARD BLUME, SONALI KOHLI APRIL 14, 2020 – 4:11 PM UPDATED 7:21 PM Although campuses are likely to reopen in the fall, the school day may unfold in starkly different ways, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday, suggesting staggered start times, “reconfigured” classrooms that allow for social distancing and some continuance of […]
After years of growth, the future of California’s charter sector is in doubt. With the passage of Assembly Bill 1505, which places numerous restrictions on the expansion and operation of charter schools in the Golden State, opponents of charters have claimed their biggest prize since the 2016 election when President Donald Trump’s education secretary, Betsy DeVos, replaced […]
By Kim Harris – November 22, 2019 “It was a warm sunny morning when Leslie Partida set out for Innovation High School at 39665 Avenida Acacias in Murrieta with her infant son David in tow. But Thursday, Nov. 14, wasn’t just any day for Partida, it was the day she would graduate with her […]
“Without women, we’ll miss out on at least half of the perspective and talent in this world. Scientists, engineers and computer programmers are creating the systems that run our world.” By Penny Bauder, Founder of Green Kid Crafts, Environmental Scientist | Entrepreneur | Founder of Green Kid Crafts I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Caprice […]
There’s a high school inside Fresno’s Manchester Mall that caters to dropouts. Crescent View West is a charter school where kids get a second chance to earn their diploma. All students at the central Fresno school have one thing in common, they are former dropouts. After time away from the classroom and being homeless Alberto […]
“I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Caprice Young. Dr. Young is responsible for leading the 20 Learn4Life schools, which includes more than 80 learning centers in California, Ohio, and Michigan. Raised in a host foster family, she has committed her life to supporting students whose needs exceed the scope of traditional public schools. Young […]
Vanessa Alvarez was already struggling in her traditional high school when she learned she was pregnant at just 14 years old. At Learn4Life she was able to bring her son to school and have the flexibility she needed, which helped her to graduate early. She went on to college to earn a multiple subject teaching […]
After entering foster care at 16, Taneil Franklin moved between three different high schools in just one year. And even before that, while living in an unstable situation with her father, she’d transferred a couple times — in all, she’d matriculated in five high schools by the time she reached her senior year. Franklin, now […]
A new program in Fresno says its giving teen parents “HOPE” by letting them bring their children to school. Learn4Life created HOPE, which stands for Helping Our Parenting-teens Excel. The program provides mentorship and support to high school students who are teen parents. Student teen parents take advantage of a classroom designed for study in […]