Like a Category 4 hurricane, Covid-19 has undermined the state’s newly built California School Dashboard and system of state and county support for schools deemed to need help for poor performance. It could be a few years before the system...

A recent study by the Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) found that low-income students experienced a 7% decline in learning, while wealthier students had a 5% gain during the pandemic. The PATHS to Tutor Act seeks to provide academic...

California-based education, advocacy and civil right groups are calling for schools to make a “restorative restart” that emphasizes relationship-building, staffing supports and promoting equity as students return to schools in the fall.

The ability to read fluently and comprehend what you read is, hands down, the most important academic skill a child needs to master to be successful in school and later in adult life. There is no substitute for a lack...

Turnaround for Children joins a coalition of 39 education, research and community organizations to partner on the brief Reimagine and Rebuild: Restarting School with Equity at the Center. Developed by Californians for Justice, The Education Trust – West, and Policy...

As the one-year anniversary of campus closures due to COVID-19 passed last March, nearly half of America’s children were attending schools operating remotely or open only on a hybrid basis. In California, more than 70% of students were attending schools...

To help students readjust to life after the pandemic, schools should use their Covid-relief funding windfall to imbue mental health, equity and relationships into every aspect of the school day, according to a sweeping new report.

Across urban and rural areas alike, public schools with more students in poverty were far more likely to serve households that lacked a basic broadband connection at home in the months before school went online, according to an unprecedented CalMatters...

A recent report from Policy Analysis for California Education found that school closures in spring 2020 caused especially severe slowdowns in reading and math achievement for young students, and growing achievement gaps for low-income students and English learners. Students lost...

Right now, school district and charter school leaders, working with parents and the community, are starting to draft their Local Control and Accountability Plans. State law requires new plans every three years and annual updates to show how they plan...

The pandemic has intensified a multi-year trend of dwindling student enrollment statewide, causing a steep drop this year. More than a third of the decline stemmed from 61,000 missing kindergartners.

Students returning to the classroom are finding themselves with a lot fewer classmates around. New numbers from the South Bay's largest school district show the vast majority of older students chose to remain at home.

Superintendent turnover is a fact of life, especially in large urban districts, and especially in Los Angeles Unified. By the end of this school year, half of California’s 30 largest districts will have new superintendents, compared to those in place...

On March 19, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a statewide shelter-in-place order. In response to an unprecedented public health threat, it was an equally unprecedented shuttering of day-to-day life. “This is not a permanent state,” Newsom assured us at the...

After a year of remote learning, some of California's students are being allowed back in the classroom. But experts worry that a bungled reopening of schools could worsen education inequality, which has already been exacerbated by the pandemic.

California’s elementary and middle school students, English learners, and students from low-income backgrounds saw significant learning losses in math and English after more than a year of Zoom education. That’s according to a recent study of 18 California school districts...

Three new PACE commentaries join a larger series of PACE publications expanded learning partnerships and learning hubs can play an important role in supporting students now and throughout pandemic recovery.

The best way schools can help students catch up academically after a year of distance learning is to ensure they feel relaxed, safe and connected to their friends and teachers as they return to the classroom. A year after the pandemic...

It is too soon to know the full extent of learning loss among ELs nationally, but the organization Policy Analysis for California Education has found that learning loss has been more dramatic for ELs than their peers. There is going...

Students who are learning English as a second language have priority to return to in-person class at some school districts in California, but many are still staying home because their parents fear the risk of Covid-19 infection is too high.

With distance learning, high-school youth attendance has dropped and more youth are at risk of dropping out. It is more important than ever to connect with and re-engage high-school youth this summer. Hands-on, paid work experience and enrichment programs can...

Recently two EDCOE team members – Tamara Clay, Executive Director of Special Services and Amy Andersen, Executive Director of Personnel Services – contributed to an article by the Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE). In the context of the pandemic...

The transition to distance learning and learning loss has impacted all students. But, the experience of Black and Latino students has been dramatically different and in many cases, much worse. Many factors lead to learning loss. Some of the critical...