Leveling up STEM’s playing field - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
Low-income, minority students with good grades and high, if vague, aspirations of a career in science, engineering, or technology, face a gauntlet of challenges between the first day of high school and the last day of college. No wonder so many fall by the wayside. There’s the illusion of rigor from doing well in weak schools; [...]
Empowering parents — to sign petitions or become engines for change? - by Liz Guillen
On Wednesday, the California State Board of Education will vote to approve regulations implementing California’s parent empowerment law. Given the intense scrutiny this law has received, it’s important to remember that it is just a small step on the road toward truly empowering parents. Nibbling at the edges Passed by the Legislature in 2009, the “Parent [...]
