In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a mandatory shift from in-person instruction to online learning for many young children. Teachers needed to adjust to virtual teaching, children were isolated from their peers, and parents played a bigger role in learning during the pandemic. In 2021, the shift back to in-person learning occurred. Research has…

Since the 1990s, despite numerous educational initiatives designed to support student reading success, a large percentage of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students have performed below standard in statewide standardized reading tests. This fact points to a need in further examining how teachers provide CLD students with early…

Over the last decade, California leaders have made tremendous progress on supporting kids in some crucial areas. They have vastly increased the percentage of children enrolled in health insurance and made paid family leave available for most workers. They have also invested in free school meals, committed to universal transitional kindergarten,…