May 24, 2023

Roundtable: Best practices for teaching English learners how to read

A panel of experts told EdSource on Tuesday that for English Language learners, it’s important to balance phonics and other reading skills all students need with opportunities to grow students’ understanding of the language they are learning.

Ali Tadayon

May 18, 2023

Proposed state budget could make becoming a teacher easier

The governor's revised budget could put a dent in California's ongoing teacher shortage by removing obstacles to earning a credential and providing more funds to train teachers for hard-to-fill positions.

Diana Lambert And Zaidee Stavely

May 11, 2023

From English learner to National Bilingual Teacher of the Year

Sonia Águila didn't speak English fluently until high school. Now she's the National Bilingual Teacher of the Year.

Zaidee Stavely

April 13, 2023

How one school gets English learners to read by third grade

Led by a principal who was an English learner, Frank Sparkes Elementary in Winton emphasizes reading and writing with an approach tailored to English learners.

Zaidee Stavely

April 13, 2023

Q&A: What research says on teaching English learners to read

Tim Shanahan chaired the National Literacy Panel for Language Minority Children and Youth and co-edited the resulting 2006 report.

Zaidee Stavely

March 29, 2023

When K-12 leaders or teachers make mistakes, who takes note?

When educators misinterpret assessment data, it can affect the support students receive or the classes in which they are placed, resulting in significant, even lifelong consequences for the student.

Steve Rees

March 28, 2023

Our newcomer students deserve better

A teacher with a specialized credential to help California's latest English learners faces the truth: Her training falls far short, and the state must do more.

Jenna Hewitt King

March 28, 2023

California districts vary enormously in reading achievement, report finds

A new study of low-income Latino students suggests that how they score in reading and writing stems more from how they are taught and less from their family income or English proficiency.

Zaidee Stavely

March 9, 2023

Can common ground be found on teaching reading in California?

A new paper aims to find consensus about literacy curriculum for English language learners and other students and early screeners for reading.

Zaidee Stavely

February 13, 2023

Hmong is a ‘dying’ language – but it’s being preserved at this Fresno school

Many children of Hmong immigrants do not know their parents' native language well. The community does not have a separate nation in Southeast Asia.

Ashleigh Panoo

February 6, 2023

Bilingual students do better on tests than native English speakers. Why?

Some researchers say the bar to be considered proficient in English is so high that only students who perform well can be reclassified.

Zaidee Stavely

February 1, 2023

Learning to read by third grade requires evidence-based instruction, panel says

Strong parent-teacher partnerships and evidence-based reading strategies are key, panelists said at a roundtable hosted by EdSource.

Betty Márquez Rosales

January 18, 2023

The right choices? Leaders, policymakers and experts react to Gov. Newsom's 2022-23 education budget

See what education leaders are saying about the governor’s plan to fund education in the coming year.

EdSource staff

January 17, 2023

Reactions to the governor's K-12 education budget proposals

Leaders representing all segments of California's education system share their reactions to the governor’s proposed 2023-24 budget for the state's K-12 public schools.

EdSource staff

January 17, 2023

Reactions to the governor's early education budget proposals

Leaders representing all segments of California’s education system share their reactions to the governor’s 2023-24 January budget proposal for early education.

EdSource staff