CA just announced a $2B+ settlement in a class-action lawsuit where CTS research found pre-existing inequities widened for students of color & low-income students during COVID. #COVID19 #CaylaJ #edequity #remotelearning #pandemicimpact #distancelearning #education

A new CTS research brief highlights the experiences of school staff during the pandemic through interviews w/ teachers, principals, school counselors, & district staff. ❗Key among the findings: widespread inequities in remote learning conditions. #COVID19 #CaylaJ #edequity

Remediation, student learning acceleration, & socialization are universal challenges for schools after lost in-person instructional time during COVID. Students needed to re-learn grade-level social norms & struggled with behavioral challenges. tinyurl.com/w72bpdsy #edequity

Pre-pandemic differences in achievement patterns are accelerating for historically marginalized students, including Black, Latinx, Indigenous, multilingual learners, foster youth, & low-income students. Read more: tinyurl.com/w72bpdsy. #educationequity #pandemicimpact #CaylaJ

These fed-up parents fought California's pandemic schooling and won. Now what? SO Carolyn Jones for this in-depth story and coverage of CA's $2 billion #COVID ed settlement calmatters.org/education/k-12…

Teaching shortages are becoming more widespread post-COVID, affecting student academic success & putting staff health & retention at risk. One teacher explained how difficult it was to find a substitute teacher. Learn more: tinyurl.com/w72bpdsy

CTS ED Dr. Joe Bishop spoke w/ CalMatters about the magnitude of learning loss during the pandemic. Some districts struggled to meet students’ basic needs including Wi-Fi, mental health, & adequate academic instruction. tinyurl.com/94bum2yh #remotelearning #edpolicy #edchat

Looking forward to bringing #ourchildrencantwait to Pacific Oaks College & Pasadena Unified School District faculty and staff next week on 3/21. TY Jerell Hill for the generous invite! UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Teachers College Press

Join CTS ED Dr. Joseph Bishop at Pacific Oaks College next Thursday, 3/21 for “Our Children Can’t Wait: Ensuring Equity for All”. Breakouts include: 🔵support systems for Black students 🟡educator pipeline 🔵youth participatory action research 🟡parent advocacy RSVP tinyurl.com/cy929jf7

🗣️ TOMORROW!! 🔥🔥🔥

Children at the Heart: Why Kids Deserve an Improved Child Tax Credit from a true champion for kids Bruce Lesley open.substack.com/pub/brucelesle…

We must allow students to express themselves and not see it as chaos but as academic currency. Silence can signify oppression because students are robbed of the joy education produces when learning is connected to excitement and liberation. Joseph Bishop #equity #collaboration

Great session at #AERA24 today on a multi-agency approach to tackle racial injustices in education through absenteeism, exclusion and early drop-out. A key feature lies in a collaborative consortium of universities and other agencies working with policymakers. Joseph Bishop

A big tip of the cap to the UCLA Ed & IS UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools team for a great presentation of their research on CA MTSS - “Learning From New Research on Large-Scale Efforts to Disrupt Racial Injustices in Education,” @ #AERA2024

Join CTS, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, Public Counsel, EdTrust-West & The Oakland REACH April 30 @ 12pm PT to explore the legal strategy & implications of CA's recent $2BN settlement for all states & local education leaders advancing #equity. RSVP: ow.ly/1Ibi50QolLE #LearningTuesdays

If I was old enough to remember I might’ve chosen the 1963 World Series championship, but man, this is the best one of my long lifetime. Just so great! So happy!

The facts are simple and devastating: Aid cuts have already cost lives, and the number of deaths will continue to rise. Here’s the evidence.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is proud to stand with leading public health organizations by taking legal action to protect the integrity of our immunization system to defend science, evidence-based medicine, and the policies that keep children safe. aap.org/en/news-room/n…

The injury caused by Trump withholding millions from public schools across this country will be obvious in the days & months ahead. But the “why” matters just as much. Trump promised to return ed to states but is now dictating how they train teachers. abcnews4.com/news/local/tru…

Bruce Lesley chimes in here, noting that even on child care, lawmakers chose billionaires over babies, wealthy families over low-income families