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It’s The Teacher’s Fault, It’s the Parent’s Fault, It’s the Government’s Fault, It’s the System…
It’s the Teacher’s Fault There are good teachers and there are bad teachers. Some teachers may be very knowledgeable in their subject, but that doesn’t mean they are able to teach it effectively. I’m going to state the obvious: there is no such person as a teacher who lacks expertise in a subject but has
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School Choice in California?
The community that I work with is under a court-ordered school desegregation program that grants historically underrepresented students of color the ability to attend school in the more affluent districts that surround their own, provided their parents apply between kindergarten and second grade. Every year, the county office for this program sends its information out
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California’s Teacher Preparation Programs, Whomp…Whomp
US News and World Report publishes an annual ranking of graduate programs in education. In 2023, #3, #9, #10, #21, #32, #41, #52, #71, #76, #89, and #100 are spots held by California schools. Every year, this list states that California produces high-quality educators, education researchers, and other change-makers in education. What is not so