A Vision for California’s Schools this Fall
California’s 2019–20 academic year just ended. It was harder than usual to notice, as most campuses closed in March and moved their instruction online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Author: Californians Together
This has to stop
We stand with Black Lives Matter. We stand with the African American community. We stand with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and the countless other African Americans who are […]
Advocates start 2020 off right by showing up at the State Board of Education meeting
On January 8, 2020, ten well-informed advocates from across the state spoke passionately on behalf of English Learners at the California State Board of Education Meeting in Sacramento. Voicing both […]
Who are the Recipients of the Seal of Biliteracy?
At high school graduation ceremonies across California, families and educators recognized and congratulated students for their years of academic achievements. In California, 418,205 students earned high school diplomas in 2017-18; […]
Urgent Action Alert: Support Multilingualism
SIGN AND SEND LETTER TODAY – URGENT: RE: Invest $84 million for the Promotion and Support of Biliteracy and Multilingualism for all students and Building Bilingual Teacher Capacity and the […]
New Legislation
Sponsored Legislation AB 1012 (Reyes): Bilingual education: bilingual and biliteracy program support and recognition As amended, the bill requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to provide grants to local educational […]