Media Coverage

American schools’ responses to COVID-19’s sudden interruption to public education varied considerably across the nation as students went from daily classroom learning to stay-at-home orders nearly overnight. Now, a new […]

California high school graduates may soon be able to show off their academic success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, with a new seal on their diploma. A bill creating […]

California’s statewide push to honor students who master a second language is growing—and English-language learners are benefiting the most. In the class of 2018, 63 percent of graduates who earned […]

New energy fueling dual-language immersion in California schools has exposed a bilingual teacher shortage of qualified educators.  The state has set a high bar for itself. The Department of Education’s Global […]

It is called the Seal of Biliteracy, created in 2008 by the advocacy group Californians Together. Thirty-five states and the District are putting it on diplomas, but it is so […]

Martha Hernandez, Californians Together’s Director of Policy and Initiatives is featured in these two ELLEVATION podcasts (Part One and Part Two)  about the Seal of Biliteracy. Here are the issues covered in this […]