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Instead, after a one-hour hearing Friday, the commission confirmed full accreditation to Mills College at Northeastern, which critics argue is ignoring critical new standards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This approval will set a bad example for other programs facing a fall deadline to overhaul their literacy instruction and begin teaching the revised standards, critics said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Clearly, the commission is unwilling to uphold the state’s own curriculum framework and its guidance for new teacher prep programs, as outlined” in state law, said Yolie Flores, president and CEO of Families in Schools, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that advocates for parents. “Given that, what chance is there that literacy instruction will ever change, and what chance is there that our children will be successful in learning to read?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[ad fullwidth] \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The answer may become clearer as other programs come up for review. However, the credential commission’s unanimous vote to reaffirm Mills College at Northeastern’s accreditation found support not only among the peer reviewers for the Committee on Accreditation but also from leaders of other teacher prep programs who submitted comments and testimony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hearing and the commission’s decision revealed ongoing disagreements over how California’s new literacy standards should be interpreted and implemented and raised the question of whether the Legislature’s intent in ordering a different approach to literacy instruction will be followed with fidelity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The credentialing commission’s decision was in response to a complaint filed by Families in Schools and the nonprofits Decoding Dyslexia and California Reading Coalition. The organizations hoped that the commission would investigate the accreditation approval for Mills College at Northeastern or order that the program get technical help to bring it into compliance with the new standards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Commissioners, it is up to you to make sure the letter and intent of the law is followed. If you don’t do it, it won’t be done, and these terrible results won’t change,” testified Todd Collins of the California Reading Coalition, referring to the low reading proficiency rate of California third graders: 43% overall and less than a third for Black and Latino children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Credentialing commissioners instead took a third option — referring the complaint to the Committee on Accreditation without comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Commissioners made clear they trusted the accreditation committee’s judgment and peer-review process, which relies on an evaluation by professors of teacher prep programs. Credentialing Commission Chair Marquita Grenot-Scheyer and others said they found no merit to the complaint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have an established, coherent and effective process for program review and accreditation in the state of California,” said Grenot-Scheyer, a professor emeritus in the College of Education at California State University, Long Beach.[aside postID=news_11945189 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/CMTeachers01-1020x680.jpg']Commissioner Ira Lit, a professor at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, agreed, adding that he sees “no indication that attention to those frameworks, guidelines and standards of review were amiss in this particular case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Legislature’s mandate in \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB488\">Senate Bill 488\u003c/a> directed the commission to incorporate evidence-based methods of teaching foundational reading skills in its programs for multiple-subject credentials and reading specialists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The literacy skills that teacher candidates would learn to teach include not only phonics, which correlates sounds with letters in the alphabet but also vocabulary, oral language, fluency, reading comprehension and writing. The commission appointed two dozen reading experts to recommend research-based literacy practices aligned to the state’s existing curriculum frameworks that all teacher preparation programs would adopt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins, Flores and others praised the final package of teacher performance expectations, known as Standard 7 in the program requirements. They said it would meet the needs of all students, including English learners and students with dyslexia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So did two members of the work group of experts who were skeptical of Mills College at Northeastern’s literacy instruction: Maryanne Wolf, a cognitive neuroscientist who directs the UCLA Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice, and Sue Sears, a professor of special education at CSU Northridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They called Standard 7 “a rigorous and comprehensive set of requirements which reflect current reading research and practice.” After examining Mills College at Northeastern’s course syllabi, reading lists, and materials for literacy instruction, they said the program fell far short of the requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In testimony and written comments, they said the school paid “lip service” to foundational skills and failed to document how prospective teachers would teach phonics explicitly and effectively. Among other flaws, the program didn’t mention the importance of screening for dyslexia and how to provide additional help for struggling and multilingual students, Wolf and Sears wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mills at Northeastern was formed from the merger of Mills College, a 170-year-old former women’s college in Oakland that closed in 2022, with Northeastern University in Boston.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Structured versus balanced literacy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In expressing confidence in a thorough accreditation review process while not commenting on the substance of the complaint, the credentialing commission dodged the underlying issue. The state had taken a stand in the debate over “structured literacy” versus “balanced literacy.” Standard 7 incorporates structured literacy. Taught under the banner of “science of reading,” it stresses evidence-proven reading strategies using, in the early grades, direct and sequential instruction of phonics and decodable texts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Balanced literacy, an outgrowth of the once-popular “whole language” approach, downplays phonics, which it views as just one of several strategies in teaching reading. Other methods include “three-cueing,” the technique in which readers use pictures in a book, the first letter of a word and other contextual clues to determine words. It’s grounded in the belief that reading more books tied to the skill level of a child’s fluency and comprehension will make them better, more engaged readers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mills College at Northeastern stresses balanced literacy and three-cueing. Its reading assignments include multiple chapters by Fountas and Pinnell, the publisher most identified with balanced literacy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Approving credential programs like Mills “to provide contradictory instructional practices, some of which are supported by research and others that have been debunked by cognitive scientists years ago, will only serve to create confusion for teaching credential candidates,” Decoding Dyslexia CA co-directors Lori DePole and Megan Potente wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Matthew Burns, a University of Florida reading researcher who said he had studied the effectiveness of Fountas and Pinnell instructional programs and intervention strategies, was blunt. “The three-cueing system should have no place in public education and should not be part of any preservice training,” he wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>In defense of Mills College\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Other leaders of teacher preparation programs and advocacy groups in California urged the credentialing commission to uphold the approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stating that a comprehensive literacy curriculum includes background knowledge, multilingualism motivation and diverse text and assessments — not just phonics, Nancy Walker, a professor of literacy education at the University of La Verne, said, “By limiting our focus to the claims made by the popular press and media, we have underrepresented other pieces of reading pedagogy. The Mills College program represents the broad range of literacy as represented in the California literacy frameworks and standards.”[aside postID=news_11914203 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/05/MillsCommencement-1020x608.jpg']Karen Escalante, an assistant professor of teacher education and foundations at CSU San Bernardino and president of the California Council on Teacher Education, warned that “efforts to pick and choose select elements of teacher preparation syllabi undermine the teaching profession and aim to deprofessionalize a professional workforce.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mimi Miller, a professor and literacy teacher educator at CSU Chico, said, “The complaint against Mills privileges one line of research over another. It has inaccurately cited research to confirm a set of beliefs about reading instruction.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The science of reading is not settled and will never be settled,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Teachers Association and Californians Together, which advocates for English and expanding multilingual education, also urged commissioners to uphold the accreditation approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I call on the commission to not make any decisions that would restrict reading instruction in California,” said Manuel Buenrostro, director of policy at Californians Together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wolf used her two-minute comment to refute what opponents said regarding the state of research. “Of course, there is the unsettled, but there is far more of the settled neuroscience of reading,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mills College at Northeastern “fails to meet the standards that you asked us to bring to every teacher so that every teacher could be prepared to teach every child,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am worrisomely seeing in California that there is becoming more loyalty to past methods that have been shown to be ineffective for our most struggling readers. We can never put loyalty to past methods over loyalty to our children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>SB 488 under attack\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Several commissioners indicated they, too, support a “balanced” approach to reading instruction tied to research. Others said the key to improved instruction is understanding socioeconomic and cultural differences among children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Culturally responsive teaching practices are what’s going to work to teach those children how to read,” said Commissioner Christopher Davis, pointing to his own experience as a Black child in Los Angeles who did not read an entire book until he was a high school junior. Davis, a middle school language arts teacher in the Berryessa Union School District in San Jose, said, “I want to encourage the public to stop using Black and brown children to prop up their misguided views of what’s happening in schools because I am one of those people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SB 488 requires all teacher candidates, starting in the spring of 2025, to take a performance assessment demonstrating they can effectively teach the new literacy instruction standards. The law also requires the Committee on Accreditation to visit all teacher prep programs in 2024–25 to verify they employ the new literacy strategies.[aside label='Related Coverage' tag='education']But a bill that would remove those provisions before they take effect is moving forward in the Legislature.\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1263\"> Senate Bill 1263\u003c/a>, sponsored by the California Teachers Association, would eliminate the California \u003ca href=\"https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/CalTPA_TestPage.html\">Teaching Performance Assessment\u003c/a>, known as the CalTPA. And that would include the performance assessment in teaching reading now being developed. The bill, authored by Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), would also drop the on-site visits to verify that teacher prep programs are adhering to the literacy standards. The periodic general accreditation and re-accreditation process, like the one that Mills College passed, would be the sole accountability check that California’s new teachers know how to teach structured literacy and the science of reading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another bill, which would have extended the same training in structured literacy for new teachers to all elementary school teachers, also would have strengthened the credentialing commission’s literacy expertise. \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2222\">Assembly Bill 2222\u003c/a> would have required that at least one member of the Committee on Accreditation be an expert in the science of reading. And it would have funded several literacy experts for the commission staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same adversaries that fought over Mills College at Northeastern battled over AB 2222. Decoding Dyslexia CA, Families in Schools and California Reading Coalition sponsored the bill. Opposition by CTA, Californians Together and the California Association of Bilingual Educators led Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas to pull the bill without a hearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins of the California Reading Coalition said he wasn’t surprised by the credentialing commission’s decision. The view of those involved in teacher preparation programs, which is not unique to California, is: “‘Let us professionals do our job. We are the ones who can arbitrate whether we’re doing a good job or not. No one else can do that,'” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To the extent that the credentialing commission defers to the process and defers to the people in the higher ed institutions, then change is going to come very, very slowly, if at all,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Critics question accreditation of a program they say won't adhere to new standards on structured literacy.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1713815072,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":42,"wordCount":2152},"headData":{"title":"California’s Future Educators Divided on How to Teach Reading | KQED","description":"Critics question accreditation of a program they say won't adhere to new standards on structured literacy.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"California’s Future Educators Divided on How to Teach Reading","datePublished":"2024-04-22T19:00:52.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-22T19:44:32.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"sticky":false,"nprByline":"John Fensterwald, EdSource","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11983654/californias-future-educators-divided-on-how-to-teach-reading","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Supporters of bolstering how teacher candidates in California are taught to teach reading cheered in 2021 when the Legislature \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB488\">agreed and mandated change\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They remained enthusiastic a year later when \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2023/californias-plan-to-change-literacy-instruction-advances/692569\">the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing adopted new standards \u003c/a>emphasizing explicit instruction of fundamental skills, including phonics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, advocates are charging that the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and its oversight body, the Committee on Accreditation, have failed their first test to stand behind those new standards. Instead, after a one-hour hearing Friday, the commission confirmed full accreditation to Mills College at Northeastern, which critics argue is ignoring critical new standards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This approval will set a bad example for other programs facing a fall deadline to overhaul their literacy instruction and begin teaching the revised standards, critics said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Clearly, the commission is unwilling to uphold the state’s own curriculum framework and its guidance for new teacher prep programs, as outlined” in state law, said Yolie Flores, president and CEO of Families in Schools, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that advocates for parents. “Given that, what chance is there that literacy instruction will ever change, and what chance is there that our children will be successful in learning to read?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The answer may become clearer as other programs come up for review. However, the credential commission’s unanimous vote to reaffirm Mills College at Northeastern’s accreditation found support not only among the peer reviewers for the Committee on Accreditation but also from leaders of other teacher prep programs who submitted comments and testimony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hearing and the commission’s decision revealed ongoing disagreements over how California’s new literacy standards should be interpreted and implemented and raised the question of whether the Legislature’s intent in ordering a different approach to literacy instruction will be followed with fidelity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The credentialing commission’s decision was in response to a complaint filed by Families in Schools and the nonprofits Decoding Dyslexia and California Reading Coalition. The organizations hoped that the commission would investigate the accreditation approval for Mills College at Northeastern or order that the program get technical help to bring it into compliance with the new standards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Commissioners, it is up to you to make sure the letter and intent of the law is followed. If you don’t do it, it won’t be done, and these terrible results won’t change,” testified Todd Collins of the California Reading Coalition, referring to the low reading proficiency rate of California third graders: 43% overall and less than a third for Black and Latino children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Credentialing commissioners instead took a third option — referring the complaint to the Committee on Accreditation without comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Commissioners made clear they trusted the accreditation committee’s judgment and peer-review process, which relies on an evaluation by professors of teacher prep programs. Credentialing Commission Chair Marquita Grenot-Scheyer and others said they found no merit to the complaint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have an established, coherent and effective process for program review and accreditation in the state of California,” said Grenot-Scheyer, a professor emeritus in the College of Education at California State University, Long Beach.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11945189","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/CMTeachers01-1020x680.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Commissioner Ira Lit, a professor at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, agreed, adding that he sees “no indication that attention to those frameworks, guidelines and standards of review were amiss in this particular case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Legislature’s mandate in \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB488\">Senate Bill 488\u003c/a> directed the commission to incorporate evidence-based methods of teaching foundational reading skills in its programs for multiple-subject credentials and reading specialists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The literacy skills that teacher candidates would learn to teach include not only phonics, which correlates sounds with letters in the alphabet but also vocabulary, oral language, fluency, reading comprehension and writing. The commission appointed two dozen reading experts to recommend research-based literacy practices aligned to the state’s existing curriculum frameworks that all teacher preparation programs would adopt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins, Flores and others praised the final package of teacher performance expectations, known as Standard 7 in the program requirements. They said it would meet the needs of all students, including English learners and students with dyslexia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So did two members of the work group of experts who were skeptical of Mills College at Northeastern’s literacy instruction: Maryanne Wolf, a cognitive neuroscientist who directs the UCLA Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice, and Sue Sears, a professor of special education at CSU Northridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They called Standard 7 “a rigorous and comprehensive set of requirements which reflect current reading research and practice.” After examining Mills College at Northeastern’s course syllabi, reading lists, and materials for literacy instruction, they said the program fell far short of the requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In testimony and written comments, they said the school paid “lip service” to foundational skills and failed to document how prospective teachers would teach phonics explicitly and effectively. Among other flaws, the program didn’t mention the importance of screening for dyslexia and how to provide additional help for struggling and multilingual students, Wolf and Sears wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mills at Northeastern was formed from the merger of Mills College, a 170-year-old former women’s college in Oakland that closed in 2022, with Northeastern University in Boston.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Structured versus balanced literacy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In expressing confidence in a thorough accreditation review process while not commenting on the substance of the complaint, the credentialing commission dodged the underlying issue. The state had taken a stand in the debate over “structured literacy” versus “balanced literacy.” Standard 7 incorporates structured literacy. Taught under the banner of “science of reading,” it stresses evidence-proven reading strategies using, in the early grades, direct and sequential instruction of phonics and decodable texts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Balanced literacy, an outgrowth of the once-popular “whole language” approach, downplays phonics, which it views as just one of several strategies in teaching reading. Other methods include “three-cueing,” the technique in which readers use pictures in a book, the first letter of a word and other contextual clues to determine words. It’s grounded in the belief that reading more books tied to the skill level of a child’s fluency and comprehension will make them better, more engaged readers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mills College at Northeastern stresses balanced literacy and three-cueing. Its reading assignments include multiple chapters by Fountas and Pinnell, the publisher most identified with balanced literacy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Approving credential programs like Mills “to provide contradictory instructional practices, some of which are supported by research and others that have been debunked by cognitive scientists years ago, will only serve to create confusion for teaching credential candidates,” Decoding Dyslexia CA co-directors Lori DePole and Megan Potente wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Matthew Burns, a University of Florida reading researcher who said he had studied the effectiveness of Fountas and Pinnell instructional programs and intervention strategies, was blunt. “The three-cueing system should have no place in public education and should not be part of any preservice training,” he wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>In defense of Mills College\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Other leaders of teacher preparation programs and advocacy groups in California urged the credentialing commission to uphold the approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stating that a comprehensive literacy curriculum includes background knowledge, multilingualism motivation and diverse text and assessments — not just phonics, Nancy Walker, a professor of literacy education at the University of La Verne, said, “By limiting our focus to the claims made by the popular press and media, we have underrepresented other pieces of reading pedagogy. The Mills College program represents the broad range of literacy as represented in the California literacy frameworks and standards.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11914203","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/05/MillsCommencement-1020x608.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Karen Escalante, an assistant professor of teacher education and foundations at CSU San Bernardino and president of the California Council on Teacher Education, warned that “efforts to pick and choose select elements of teacher preparation syllabi undermine the teaching profession and aim to deprofessionalize a professional workforce.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mimi Miller, a professor and literacy teacher educator at CSU Chico, said, “The complaint against Mills privileges one line of research over another. It has inaccurately cited research to confirm a set of beliefs about reading instruction.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The science of reading is not settled and will never be settled,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Teachers Association and Californians Together, which advocates for English and expanding multilingual education, also urged commissioners to uphold the accreditation approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I call on the commission to not make any decisions that would restrict reading instruction in California,” said Manuel Buenrostro, director of policy at Californians Together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wolf used her two-minute comment to refute what opponents said regarding the state of research. “Of course, there is the unsettled, but there is far more of the settled neuroscience of reading,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mills College at Northeastern “fails to meet the standards that you asked us to bring to every teacher so that every teacher could be prepared to teach every child,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am worrisomely seeing in California that there is becoming more loyalty to past methods that have been shown to be ineffective for our most struggling readers. We can never put loyalty to past methods over loyalty to our children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>SB 488 under attack\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Several commissioners indicated they, too, support a “balanced” approach to reading instruction tied to research. Others said the key to improved instruction is understanding socioeconomic and cultural differences among children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Culturally responsive teaching practices are what’s going to work to teach those children how to read,” said Commissioner Christopher Davis, pointing to his own experience as a Black child in Los Angeles who did not read an entire book until he was a high school junior. Davis, a middle school language arts teacher in the Berryessa Union School District in San Jose, said, “I want to encourage the public to stop using Black and brown children to prop up their misguided views of what’s happening in schools because I am one of those people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SB 488 requires all teacher candidates, starting in the spring of 2025, to take a performance assessment demonstrating they can effectively teach the new literacy instruction standards. The law also requires the Committee on Accreditation to visit all teacher prep programs in 2024–25 to verify they employ the new literacy strategies.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Related Coverage ","tag":"education"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But a bill that would remove those provisions before they take effect is moving forward in the Legislature.\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1263\"> Senate Bill 1263\u003c/a>, sponsored by the California Teachers Association, would eliminate the California \u003ca href=\"https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/CalTPA_TestPage.html\">Teaching Performance Assessment\u003c/a>, known as the CalTPA. And that would include the performance assessment in teaching reading now being developed. The bill, authored by Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), would also drop the on-site visits to verify that teacher prep programs are adhering to the literacy standards. The periodic general accreditation and re-accreditation process, like the one that Mills College passed, would be the sole accountability check that California’s new teachers know how to teach structured literacy and the science of reading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another bill, which would have extended the same training in structured literacy for new teachers to all elementary school teachers, also would have strengthened the credentialing commission’s literacy expertise. \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2222\">Assembly Bill 2222\u003c/a> would have required that at least one member of the Committee on Accreditation be an expert in the science of reading. And it would have funded several literacy experts for the commission staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same adversaries that fought over Mills College at Northeastern battled over AB 2222. Decoding Dyslexia CA, Families in Schools and California Reading Coalition sponsored the bill. Opposition by CTA, Californians Together and the California Association of Bilingual Educators led Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas to pull the bill without a hearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins of the California Reading Coalition said he wasn’t surprised by the credentialing commission’s decision. The view of those involved in teacher preparation programs, which is not unique to California, is: “‘Let us professionals do our job. We are the ones who can arbitrate whether we’re doing a good job or not. No one else can do that,'” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To the extent that the credentialing commission defers to the process and defers to the people in the higher ed institutions, then change is going to come very, very slowly, if at all,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11983654/californias-future-educators-divided-on-how-to-teach-reading","authors":["byline_news_11983654"],"categories":["news_18540","news_8"],"tags":["news_18538","news_32580","news_20013","news_27626","news_18500"],"affiliates":["news_33681"],"featImg":"news_11983657","label":"news_33681"},"news_11983572":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11983572","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11983572","score":null,"sort":[1713642698000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"angela-davis-and-black-student-leaders-talk-social-justice-at-alameda-high-school-event","title":"Angela Davis and Black Student Leaders Talk Social Justice at Alameda High School Event","publishDate":1713642698,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Angela Davis and Black Student Leaders Talk Social Justice at Alameda High School Event | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Black student leaders and social justice icon Angela Y. Davis took the stage of a mostly full 1,800-seat auditorium at Alameda High School Friday night for a conversation on everything from joy in social movements and hair to reparations and racism. The Black Student Unions at Alameda High School and Castro Valley High School hosted the author and former UC Santa Cruz professor for a free, two-hour event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m so happy to be here,” Davis told the multigenerational crowd. Davis recalled how she used to ride past Alameda High School often when she was part of the \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandyellowjackets.wildapricot.org/\">Oakland Yellow Jackets Bicycle Club\u003c/a>, but it was her first time being inside the building. “Thank you so much for inviting me,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983593\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A packed theater listens to Angela Davis speak at Alameda High School on April 19, 2024, during an event organized by students from Alameda High School and Castro Valley High School. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Davis was invited to speak after Naomi Melak, a junior at Castro Valley High School and vice president of the school’s BSU, was inspired by seeing Davis’ appearance in the documentary \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfCupHW8W44\">\u003cem>13th\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. She thought: “What if the BSU could put on an event with Davis?” Encouraged by her English teacher to pursue the idea seriously, Melak and her classmate, Diego De La Rosa Laday, president of the BSU, started a GoFundMe in November to raise $10,000 for Davis’ speaking fee through an agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They sent it around to other East Bay high school BSUs, and students at Alameda High School’s BSU joined the effort to organize an event. The fundraising effort moved slowly, though. When the request eventually made its way to Davis in January, her scheduler relayed that she would do the event for free, and they could invest any funds they’d raised so far back into their BSUs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983579\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983579\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naomi Melak (left) and Diego De La Rosa Laday, both students at Castro Valley High School, ask a question to Angela Davis. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Speaking to KQED prior to the event, student organizers said that they wanted to host Davis to help inspire change in their school communities, where hate speech and racist microaggressions towards Black students are an ongoing issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It affects people mentally. It’s a continuous problem and a lack of response from teachers, as well,” said De La Rosa Laday. “We want someone [like Davis] who can inspire the community and who people can look up to, to build that courage to overcome these challenges and make change.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Naomi Abraham, a senior at Alameda High School and co-president of the BSU there, the event was a way to say that Black students on campus have a voice despite \u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/whites-only-and-blacks-only-tagged-in-alameda-high-restroom-principal-reacts\">the racist incidents they’ve faced\u003c/a>. “I want to leave a legacy at our school and show that it’s a place where Black students are just as much a part of the community as any other student,” Abraham said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the event got underway, Davis was introduced by Abraham and Melak. The two-part program with intermission saw a panel of four students, including Melak and De La Rosa Laday, take turns asking Davis questions on a range of topics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983581\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Political activist Angela Davis speaks at Alameda High School. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Among the topics were Davis’ thoughts on her prison abolition activism, reparations, “I can’t think about reparations for Black people without thinking about reparations for Indigenous people” and reparations “should involve the transformation of the entire society”; the relationship between racism and capitalism; and education, “there is no liberation without education.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students also asked a pre-submitted audience question inquiring about her thoughts on the war in Gaza. “Don’t let anyone tell you that to be for the freedom of people in Palestine is equivalent to anti-Semitism. It is not,” Davis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The students mixed in some lighter points of conversation, as well — like when Alameda High School senior Heran Girma, who has curly hair, asked about Davis’ hair care routine. After an answer lasting a few minutes (that focused mainly on discussing the social mission behind her product of choice), Davis said, “This is the longest hair conversation I’ve had in public,” to laughter from the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983583\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983583\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeannette Brantley (center) listens to her granddaughter Bronwyn Brantley ask a question to Angela Davis. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the most rousing and poignant parts of the evening came when Alameda High School sophomore Bronwyn Brantley asked Davis about a pivotal moment in her early life that influenced her commitment to fighting for equality. Davis told the story of growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, living on the street that divided the Black neighborhood from the white neighborhood, which Black people were not allowed to cross unless they were going to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Davis recounted how she and other kids developed a game daring each other to run across the street and sometimes even ringing the doorbell of the house of a Ku Klux Klan leader who lived on the block and running away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"education\" label=\"More Education Stories\"]“Now our parents did not know we were doing this,” Davis emphasized. “But that was so much fun. That was our favorite game. And it taught me something that I’ve carried with me all of these years: that resistance and engaging in struggle can be fun.” She added that it’s because she finds joy in the struggle — through art and music and play — that she’s still so involved at 80 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983608\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11983608\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-19-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-19-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-19-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-19-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-19-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-19-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angela Davis speaks with high school students after the event. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At intermission, attendee Sheila SatheWarner, who brought her two sons to the event, commented that she was proud of the BSU students. “It’s super well-run, it’s super-organized, and there’s a lot of folks out here,” she said. SatheWarner is the principal of Lincoln Middle School in Alameda and says they also have a lot of Black students who are organizing. “I’m happy for our future kids coming up from Lincoln. To know they’re coming into this BSU with these leaders is really exciting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the second half of the program, the panel sought Davis’ advice for themselves and other young activists who hope to make a difference in society. Davis advised them to focus on building community. “Remember that we accomplish nothing alone,” Davis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983600\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983600\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-03-BL_qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-03-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-03-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-03-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-03-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-03-BL_qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A t-shirt is for sale at a speaking event with Angela Davis at Alameda High School. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To close, Melak gave a speech about Davis’ impact on her and her fellow students. “Her words have not only resonated deeply but have also sparked a flame within each of us, igniting a passion for change and a commitment to justice,” Melak said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also acknowledged what the two BSUs achieved with the event. “To think that a group of high schoolers can plan, organize and execute an event this big shows you that virtually anything is possible as long as you stay dedicated,” Melak said to roaring applause — and a big smile from Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983584\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983584\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BJ Victor puts his arm around his son Jaiden, 5 while listening to Angela Davis speak. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Black student leaders from Castro Valley and Alameda high schools hosted the local activist and icon to learn from her legacy as they seek to combat hate speech on their campuses.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1713812391,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":20,"wordCount":1276},"headData":{"title":"Angela Davis and Black Student Leaders Talk Social Justice at Alameda High School Event | KQED","description":"Black student leaders from Castro Valley and Alameda high schools hosted the local activist and icon to learn from her legacy as they seek to combat hate speech on their campuses.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Angela Davis and Black Student Leaders Talk Social Justice at Alameda High School Event","datePublished":"2024-04-20T19:51:38.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-22T18:59:51.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11983572/angela-davis-and-black-student-leaders-talk-social-justice-at-alameda-high-school-event","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Black student leaders and social justice icon Angela Y. Davis took the stage of a mostly full 1,800-seat auditorium at Alameda High School Friday night for a conversation on everything from joy in social movements and hair to reparations and racism. The Black Student Unions at Alameda High School and Castro Valley High School hosted the author and former UC Santa Cruz professor for a free, two-hour event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m so happy to be here,” Davis told the multigenerational crowd. Davis recalled how she used to ride past Alameda High School often when she was part of the \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandyellowjackets.wildapricot.org/\">Oakland Yellow Jackets Bicycle Club\u003c/a>, but it was her first time being inside the building. “Thank you so much for inviting me,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983593\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-09-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A packed theater listens to Angela Davis speak at Alameda High School on April 19, 2024, during an event organized by students from Alameda High School and Castro Valley High School. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Davis was invited to speak after Naomi Melak, a junior at Castro Valley High School and vice president of the school’s BSU, was inspired by seeing Davis’ appearance in the documentary \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfCupHW8W44\">\u003cem>13th\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. She thought: “What if the BSU could put on an event with Davis?” Encouraged by her English teacher to pursue the idea seriously, Melak and her classmate, Diego De La Rosa Laday, president of the BSU, started a GoFundMe in November to raise $10,000 for Davis’ speaking fee through an agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They sent it around to other East Bay high school BSUs, and students at Alameda High School’s BSU joined the effort to organize an event. The fundraising effort moved slowly, though. When the request eventually made its way to Davis in January, her scheduler relayed that she would do the event for free, and they could invest any funds they’d raised so far back into their BSUs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983579\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983579\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-13-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naomi Melak (left) and Diego De La Rosa Laday, both students at Castro Valley High School, ask a question to Angela Davis. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Speaking to KQED prior to the event, student organizers said that they wanted to host Davis to help inspire change in their school communities, where hate speech and racist microaggressions towards Black students are an ongoing issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It affects people mentally. It’s a continuous problem and a lack of response from teachers, as well,” said De La Rosa Laday. “We want someone [like Davis] who can inspire the community and who people can look up to, to build that courage to overcome these challenges and make change.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Naomi Abraham, a senior at Alameda High School and co-president of the BSU there, the event was a way to say that Black students on campus have a voice despite \u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/whites-only-and-blacks-only-tagged-in-alameda-high-restroom-principal-reacts\">the racist incidents they’ve faced\u003c/a>. “I want to leave a legacy at our school and show that it’s a place where Black students are just as much a part of the community as any other student,” Abraham said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the event got underway, Davis was introduced by Abraham and Melak. The two-part program with intermission saw a panel of four students, including Melak and De La Rosa Laday, take turns asking Davis questions on a range of topics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983581\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-10-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Political activist Angela Davis speaks at Alameda High School. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Among the topics were Davis’ thoughts on her prison abolition activism, reparations, “I can’t think about reparations for Black people without thinking about reparations for Indigenous people” and reparations “should involve the transformation of the entire society”; the relationship between racism and capitalism; and education, “there is no liberation without education.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students also asked a pre-submitted audience question inquiring about her thoughts on the war in Gaza. “Don’t let anyone tell you that to be for the freedom of people in Palestine is equivalent to anti-Semitism. It is not,” Davis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The students mixed in some lighter points of conversation, as well — like when Alameda High School senior Heran Girma, who has curly hair, asked about Davis’ hair care routine. After an answer lasting a few minutes (that focused mainly on discussing the social mission behind her product of choice), Davis said, “This is the longest hair conversation I’ve had in public,” to laughter from the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983583\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983583\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-18-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeannette Brantley (center) listens to her granddaughter Bronwyn Brantley ask a question to Angela Davis. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the most rousing and poignant parts of the evening came when Alameda High School sophomore Bronwyn Brantley asked Davis about a pivotal moment in her early life that influenced her commitment to fighting for equality. Davis told the story of growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, living on the street that divided the Black neighborhood from the white neighborhood, which Black people were not allowed to cross unless they were going to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Davis recounted how she and other kids developed a game daring each other to run across the street and sometimes even ringing the doorbell of the house of a Ku Klux Klan leader who lived on the block and running away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"tag":"education","label":"More Education Stories "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Now our parents did not know we were doing this,” Davis emphasized. “But that was so much fun. That was our favorite game. And it taught me something that I’ve carried with me all of these years: that resistance and engaging in struggle can be fun.” She added that it’s because she finds joy in the struggle — through art and music and play — that she’s still so involved at 80 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983608\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11983608\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-19-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-19-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-19-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-19-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-19-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-19-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angela Davis speaks with high school students after the event. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At intermission, attendee Sheila SatheWarner, who brought her two sons to the event, commented that she was proud of the BSU students. “It’s super well-run, it’s super-organized, and there’s a lot of folks out here,” she said. SatheWarner is the principal of Lincoln Middle School in Alameda and says they also have a lot of Black students who are organizing. “I’m happy for our future kids coming up from Lincoln. To know they’re coming into this BSU with these leaders is really exciting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the second half of the program, the panel sought Davis’ advice for themselves and other young activists who hope to make a difference in society. Davis advised them to focus on building community. “Remember that we accomplish nothing alone,” Davis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983600\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983600\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-03-BL_qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-03-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-03-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-03-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-03-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-03-BL_qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A t-shirt is for sale at a speaking event with Angela Davis at Alameda High School. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To close, Melak gave a speech about Davis’ impact on her and her fellow students. “Her words have not only resonated deeply but have also sparked a flame within each of us, igniting a passion for change and a commitment to justice,” Melak said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also acknowledged what the two BSUs achieved with the event. “To think that a group of high schoolers can plan, organize and execute an event this big shows you that virtually anything is possible as long as you stay dedicated,” Melak said to roaring applause — and a big smile from Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983584\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983584\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/240419-AngelaDavisAlamedaHS-17-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BJ Victor puts his arm around his son Jaiden, 5 while listening to Angela Davis speak. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11983572/angela-davis-and-black-student-leaders-talk-social-justice-at-alameda-high-school-event","authors":["11296"],"categories":["news_223","news_31795","news_18540","news_28250","news_8"],"tags":["news_32282","news_20013","news_27626","news_21319","news_2997"],"featImg":"news_11983582","label":"news"},"news_11981473":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11981473","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11981473","score":null,"sort":[1713380410000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"atencion-temprana-infantil-california","title":"¿Qué es la atención temprana infantil? Los servicios que California ofrece a niños con discapacidades del desarrollo","publishDate":1713380410,"format":"standard","headTitle":"¿Qué es la atención temprana infantil? Los servicios que California ofrece a niños con discapacidades del desarrollo | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11980312/a-caregivers-guide-to-navigating-early-intervention-services\">Leer en inglés\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En California, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/spanish/actearly/Por-que-debe-reaccionar-pronto.html\">los bebés y niños pequeños con discapacidades del desarrollo\u003c/a> tienen derecho a recibir \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/spanish/actearly/Por-que-debe-reaccionar-pronto.html\">servicios de intervención temprana\u003c/a> para mejorar su capacidad de sentarse, andar, hablar o alimentarse por sí mismos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Estos servicios incluyen fisioterapia, terapia del habla, terapia ocupacional o incluso equipos que ayudan a los niños pequeños a mantener o mejorar sus habilidades. Los padres y cuidadores también pueden recibir asesoramiento y formación para apoyar las necesidades de sus hijos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las leyes estatales y federales garantizan los servicios de intervención temprana a través de un programa llamado \u003ca href=\"https://www.dds.ca.gov/services/early-start/\">Early Start\u003c/a>, ya que todo esto ayuda a los niños pequeños a alcanzar su potencial y reducen la necesidad de servicios especiales cuando vayan a la escuela.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Según los expertos, es crucial que estos niños reciban los servicios lo más antes posible, porque su cerebro es más adaptable durante los tres primeros años de vida. Lo ideal es que los servicios se presten en el hogar del niño, en la guardería o en otros “entornos naturales”, porque \u003ca href=\"https://www.pacer.org/es/\">los niños pequeños aprenden mejor cuando están en entornos familiares\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, expertos afirman a KQED que cada vez hay \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11979071/californias-low-income-families-face-barriers-to-in-home-therapy-for-infants-with-developmental-delays\">más disparidades geográficas y económicas\u003c/a> en cuanto a quién recibe los servicios de intervención temprana en su entorno natural, es decir, que estos servicios no están disponibles por igual para todos los niños.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Por lo tanto, si usted está preocupado de que su hijo pueda tener un retraso o discapacidad en el desarrollo, o ya ha tenido problemas al acceder a este tipo de servicios para su familia, aquí tenemos lo que necesita saber del sistema estatal de Early Start.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Cómo puedo empezar a conseguir servicios de Early Start para mi hijo?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Un pediatra, un padre o incluso un proveedor de servicios de guardería pueden ponerse en contacto con su centro regional local (\u003ca href=\"https://arcanet.org/your-regional-center/\">acceda un mapa con detalles de cada centro aquí\u003c/a>) para solicitar servicios de intervención temprana a través de Early Start.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Qué son los centros regionales? Estos son agencias sin fines de lucro que tienen contrato con el Departamento de Servicios de Desarrollo de California (o DDS por sus siglas en inglés) para:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Evaluar a un niño para detectar un retraso en el desarrollo o una discapacidad.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Determinar si el niño reúne los requisitos para recibir servicios de intervención temprana.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Organizar dichos servicios.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/Prop-56/Pages/Prop56-Screenings-Developmental.aspx\">Medi-Cal, el programa estatal de Medicare, paga por los exámenes\u003c/a> durante las revisiones de bienestar de los niños a los 9, 18 y 30 meses de edad. El examen utiliza una serie de preguntas estandarizadas para comprobar si el desarrollo motor, cognitivo, social y emocional del niño se ajusta a su edad. Sin embargo, \u003ca href=\"https://first5center.org/blog/department-of-health-care-services-releases-2021-preventive-services-report\">los datos muestran que las tasas de detección del desarrollo de los niños pequeños en Medi-Cal son muy bajas\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si sospecha que su hijo no alcanza los hitos de su desarrollo, no tenga miedo de preguntar lo que le preocupa.\u003c/span> Reyna Balladares, una madre de San Francisco, comenta que cuando \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11979071/californias-low-income-families-face-barriers-to-in-home-therapy-for-infants-with-developmental-delays\">se dio cuenta de que su hija tardaba en empezar a caminar y a hablar\u003c/a>, los médicos le dijeron que lo que le ocurría a la niña era normal. Finalmente, un especialista evaluó a la niña y determinó que, de hecho, necesitaba fisioterapia, logopedia, terapia ocupacional y terapia de alimentación.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hay que darnos cuenta si algo diferente le pasa al niño. Y tenemos que abogar por ellos”, dice Balladares.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Quién puede usar los servicios de Early Start?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dds.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/SIP_Early-Start_English.pdf\">Un niño menor de 3 años de edad cumple con los requisitos para recibir servicios de intervención temprana a través de Early Start\u003c/a> si se le diagnostica riesgo de retraso del desarrollo o si ya presenta un retraso del desarrollo “de al menos el 25%” que afecte a su:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Desarrollo cognitivo (aprendizaje y pensamiento)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Desarrollo del habla\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Desarrollo físico y motor, incluida la audición y visión\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Desarrollo emocional y social\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Desarrollo adaptativo (habilidades de la vida diaria, como comer o vestirse)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>¿Cuánto cuesta Early Start?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>La evaluación y la los servicios de intervención temprana son gratuitos cuando los solicita a través de un centro regional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, los centros regionales sólo pagarán por estos servicios en dos situaciones:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Durante el tiempo que las familias esperan a que su plan de seguros o Medi-Cal apruebe el servicio\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Si Medi-Cal o el seguro médico de una familia no cubran los costos de los servicios\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>¿Cuáles son los derechos de los padres y cuidadores para acceder a los servicios de Early Start?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Después de recibir una solicitud, los centros regionales tienen hasta 45 días para evaluar al niño y proponer un Plan Individualizado de Servicios Familiares (o IFSP por sus siglas en inglés) que establezca los servicios que necesita el niño.[aside label='Más en español' tag='kqed-en-espanol']Mariah Martínez, coordinadora de cuidados de la organización sin fines de lucro \u003ca href=\"https://supportforfamilies.org/es/\">Support for Families of Children With Disabilities\u003c/a>, con sede en San Francisco, sugiere completar el formulario del centro regional que esté más cerca de usted y enviarlo por correo electrónico para poder empezar a documentar el proceso desde el principio. \u003ca href=\"https://arcanet.org/your-regional-center/\">Puede encontrar el formulario que necesita en la página web de cada centro.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En cuanto el centro regional le responda con un correo electrónico confirmando que lo ha recibido, inicia la línea de tiempo “, dice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si el proceso se prolonga más de 45 días, los cuidadores pueden ponerse en contacto con el gestor de su caso o con el funcionario de turno del centro regional para obtener información actualizada sobre el estado de su caso, explica Martínez.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Qué pasa si no recibo los servicios a tiempo?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Por frustrante que parezca, los padres y cuidadores a menudo tienen que llamar repetidamente al coordinador de su centro regional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Siga insistiendo para que el proceso avance”, dice Martínez. También sugiere que se pongan en contacto con el pediatra o el asistente social médico de su hijo, con un centro de recursos familiares o con grupos de defensa como \u003ca href=\"https://supportforfamilies.org/es/\">Support for Families of Children With Disabilities\u003c/a> para que les ayuden a comunicarse con su coordinador de servicios.[aside postID=\"news_11979071\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-02-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg\"]“Hacemos todo lo posible para que las familias se pongan en contacto con ellos”, dice Martínez. “Y la mayoría de las veces, creo que tenemos bastante éxito a la hora de ponerles al día sobre su caso o si hay algo más que el centro regional necesite de ellos. De ese modo, el proceso les resulta un poco más fácil”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Además, la \u003ca href=\"https://first5association.org/\">First 5 Association of California\u003c/a> ofrece el programa “Ayúdame a crecer” en cada uno de los 58 condados del estado para ayudar a identificar las necesidades de desarrollo infantil de las familias.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Qué pasa si no estoy de acuerdo con el plan de servicios que ofrecen a mi hijo? ¿O si a mi hijo le han denegado los servicios de Early Start?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>La dependencia estatal DDS sugiere que primero hable con el coordinador que esté manejando su caso o pida a la adminsitración del centro regional que revise y reconsidere su decisión.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El siguiente paso podría ser solicitar una mediación con la \u003ca href=\"https://www.dgs.ca.gov/OAH\">Oficina estatal de audiencias administrativas\u003c/a>. Martínez recomienda “tener todo por escrito” para que las familias tengan documentación de sus intentos de obtener servicios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Martínez dice que es una buena idea buscar asesoramiento legal de la \u003ca href=\"https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/what-we-do/programs/office-of-clients-rights-advocacy-ocra\">Oficina de defensa de los derechos de los clientes\u003c/a> (u OCRA por sus siglas en inglés) antes de presentar una apelación o queja ante el estado. La OCRA tiene un abogado o defensor asignado a cada centro regional y está dirigida por la organización \u003ca href=\"https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/\">Disability Rights California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a> y editado por el periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ccabreralomeli\">Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"¿Cree que su hijo o hija tiene una discapacidad o retraso del desarrollo? Las familias en California tienen acceso a varios programas para apoyar al desarrollo de los niños. Le explicamos cómo accederlos.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1713474498,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":28,"wordCount":1557},"headData":{"title":"¿Qué es la atención temprana infantil? Los servicios que California ofrece a niños con discapacidades del desarrollo | KQED","description":"¿Cree que su hijo o hija tiene una discapacidad o retraso del desarrollo? Las familias en California tienen acceso a varios programas para apoyar al desarrollo de los niños. Le explicamos cómo accederlos.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"¿Qué es la atención temprana infantil? 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Lo ideal es que los servicios se presten en el hogar del niño, en la guardería o en otros “entornos naturales”, porque \u003ca href=\"https://www.pacer.org/es/\">los niños pequeños aprenden mejor cuando están en entornos familiares\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, expertos afirman a KQED que cada vez hay \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11979071/californias-low-income-families-face-barriers-to-in-home-therapy-for-infants-with-developmental-delays\">más disparidades geográficas y económicas\u003c/a> en cuanto a quién recibe los servicios de intervención temprana en su entorno natural, es decir, que estos servicios no están disponibles por igual para todos los niños.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Por lo tanto, si usted está preocupado de que su hijo pueda tener un retraso o discapacidad en el desarrollo, o ya ha tenido problemas al acceder a este tipo de servicios para su familia, aquí tenemos lo que necesita saber del sistema estatal de Early Start.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Cómo puedo empezar a conseguir servicios de Early Start para mi hijo?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Un pediatra, un padre o incluso un proveedor de servicios de guardería pueden ponerse en contacto con su centro regional local (\u003ca href=\"https://arcanet.org/your-regional-center/\">acceda un mapa con detalles de cada centro aquí\u003c/a>) para solicitar servicios de intervención temprana a través de Early Start.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Qué son los centros regionales? Estos son agencias sin fines de lucro que tienen contrato con el Departamento de Servicios de Desarrollo de California (o DDS por sus siglas en inglés) para:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Evaluar a un niño para detectar un retraso en el desarrollo o una discapacidad.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Determinar si el niño reúne los requisitos para recibir servicios de intervención temprana.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Organizar dichos servicios.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/Prop-56/Pages/Prop56-Screenings-Developmental.aspx\">Medi-Cal, el programa estatal de Medicare, paga por los exámenes\u003c/a> durante las revisiones de bienestar de los niños a los 9, 18 y 30 meses de edad. El examen utiliza una serie de preguntas estandarizadas para comprobar si el desarrollo motor, cognitivo, social y emocional del niño se ajusta a su edad. Sin embargo, \u003ca href=\"https://first5center.org/blog/department-of-health-care-services-releases-2021-preventive-services-report\">los datos muestran que las tasas de detección del desarrollo de los niños pequeños en Medi-Cal son muy bajas\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si sospecha que su hijo no alcanza los hitos de su desarrollo, no tenga miedo de preguntar lo que le preocupa.\u003c/span> Reyna Balladares, una madre de San Francisco, comenta que cuando \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11979071/californias-low-income-families-face-barriers-to-in-home-therapy-for-infants-with-developmental-delays\">se dio cuenta de que su hija tardaba en empezar a caminar y a hablar\u003c/a>, los médicos le dijeron que lo que le ocurría a la niña era normal. Finalmente, un especialista evaluó a la niña y determinó que, de hecho, necesitaba fisioterapia, logopedia, terapia ocupacional y terapia de alimentación.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hay que darnos cuenta si algo diferente le pasa al niño. Y tenemos que abogar por ellos”, dice Balladares.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Quién puede usar los servicios de Early Start?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dds.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/SIP_Early-Start_English.pdf\">Un niño menor de 3 años de edad cumple con los requisitos para recibir servicios de intervención temprana a través de Early Start\u003c/a> si se le diagnostica riesgo de retraso del desarrollo o si ya presenta un retraso del desarrollo “de al menos el 25%” que afecte a su:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Desarrollo cognitivo (aprendizaje y pensamiento)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Desarrollo del habla\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Desarrollo físico y motor, incluida la audición y visión\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Desarrollo emocional y social\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Desarrollo adaptativo (habilidades de la vida diaria, como comer o vestirse)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>¿Cuánto cuesta Early Start?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>La evaluación y la los servicios de intervención temprana son gratuitos cuando los solicita a través de un centro regional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, los centros regionales sólo pagarán por estos servicios en dos situaciones:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Durante el tiempo que las familias esperan a que su plan de seguros o Medi-Cal apruebe el servicio\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Si Medi-Cal o el seguro médico de una familia no cubran los costos de los servicios\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>¿Cuáles son los derechos de los padres y cuidadores para acceder a los servicios de Early Start?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Después de recibir una solicitud, los centros regionales tienen hasta 45 días para evaluar al niño y proponer un Plan Individualizado de Servicios Familiares (o IFSP por sus siglas en inglés) que establezca los servicios que necesita el niño.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Más en español ","tag":"kqed-en-espanol"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Mariah Martínez, coordinadora de cuidados de la organización sin fines de lucro \u003ca href=\"https://supportforfamilies.org/es/\">Support for Families of Children With Disabilities\u003c/a>, con sede en San Francisco, sugiere completar el formulario del centro regional que esté más cerca de usted y enviarlo por correo electrónico para poder empezar a documentar el proceso desde el principio. \u003ca href=\"https://arcanet.org/your-regional-center/\">Puede encontrar el formulario que necesita en la página web de cada centro.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En cuanto el centro regional le responda con un correo electrónico confirmando que lo ha recibido, inicia la línea de tiempo “, dice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si el proceso se prolonga más de 45 días, los cuidadores pueden ponerse en contacto con el gestor de su caso o con el funcionario de turno del centro regional para obtener información actualizada sobre el estado de su caso, explica Martínez.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Qué pasa si no recibo los servicios a tiempo?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Por frustrante que parezca, los padres y cuidadores a menudo tienen que llamar repetidamente al coordinador de su centro regional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Siga insistiendo para que el proceso avance”, dice Martínez. También sugiere que se pongan en contacto con el pediatra o el asistente social médico de su hijo, con un centro de recursos familiares o con grupos de defensa como \u003ca href=\"https://supportforfamilies.org/es/\">Support for Families of Children With Disabilities\u003c/a> para que les ayuden a comunicarse con su coordinador de servicios.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11979071","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-02-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Hacemos todo lo posible para que las familias se pongan en contacto con ellos”, dice Martínez. “Y la mayoría de las veces, creo que tenemos bastante éxito a la hora de ponerles al día sobre su caso o si hay algo más que el centro regional necesite de ellos. De ese modo, el proceso les resulta un poco más fácil”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Además, la \u003ca href=\"https://first5association.org/\">First 5 Association of California\u003c/a> ofrece el programa “Ayúdame a crecer” en cada uno de los 58 condados del estado para ayudar a identificar las necesidades de desarrollo infantil de las familias.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Qué pasa si no estoy de acuerdo con el plan de servicios que ofrecen a mi hijo? ¿O si a mi hijo le han denegado los servicios de Early Start?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>La dependencia estatal DDS sugiere que primero hable con el coordinador que esté manejando su caso o pida a la adminsitración del centro regional que revise y reconsidere su decisión.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El siguiente paso podría ser solicitar una mediación con la \u003ca href=\"https://www.dgs.ca.gov/OAH\">Oficina estatal de audiencias administrativas\u003c/a>. Martínez recomienda “tener todo por escrito” para que las familias tengan documentación de sus intentos de obtener servicios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Martínez dice que es una buena idea buscar asesoramiento legal de la \u003ca href=\"https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/what-we-do/programs/office-of-clients-rights-advocacy-ocra\">Oficina de defensa de los derechos de los clientes\u003c/a> (u OCRA por sus siglas en inglés) antes de presentar una apelación o queja ante el estado. La OCRA tiene un abogado o defensor asignado a cada centro regional y está dirigida por la organización \u003ca href=\"https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/\">Disability Rights California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a> y editado por el periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ccabreralomeli\">Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv 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teachers to use the “science of reading,” which spotlights phonics, to teach children to read has died without a hearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://legiscan.com/CA/bill/AB2222/2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assembly Bill 2222\u003c/a>, authored by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) will not advance in the Legislature this year, according to Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, who described the state’s student reading and literacy rates as “a serious problem,” adding that the bill should receive a “methodical” review by all key groups before there is a “costly overhaul” of how reading is taught in California.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Martha Hernandez, executive director, Californians Together\"]‘We know that addressing equity and literacy outcomes is a high priority for California and that our state is not yet where it needs to be with literacy outcomes for all students.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want the Legislature to study this problem closely, so we can be sure stakeholders are engaged and, most importantly, that all students benefit, especially our diverse learners,” Rivas said in a statement to EdSource, referring to English learners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill, which had the support of the California State PTA, state NAACP and more than 50 other organizations, hit a snag two weeks ago when the California Teachers Association — the state’s largest teachers union — sent a letter stating its opposition to the bill to Assembly Education Committee Chairman Al Muratsuchi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://edsource.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EarllyLit-AB2222-CTA-no-032824.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> union claimed\u003c/a> that the proposed legislation would duplicate and potentially undermine current literacy initiatives, would not meet the needs of English learner students and would cut teachers out of decisions, especially on curriculum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rubio, who could not be reached late Thursday\u003cstrong>,\u003c/strong> told EdSource last week that Muratsuchi asked her to work with the teachers union on a compromise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marshall Tuck, CEO of EdVoice, an advocacy nonprofit co-sponsoring the bill, said he was surprised the bill didn’t get a hearing considering the importance of the issue.[aside postID=\"news_11982196,news_11969236,news_11972684\" label=\"Related Stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We understand it’s a tough budget year, but we also believe that the most important priority for the education budget is helping our kids learn how to read,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he called the move to table the bill a “bump in the road.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When we launched with Assemblymember Rubio and the sponsors behind this, we knew it might be a multi-year effort,” he said. “So you get up tomorrow and keep it moving forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates say that it is imperative that California mandates this change in reading instruction. In 2023, just 43% of California third-graders met the academic standards on the state’s standardized test in 2023. Only 27.2% of Black students, 32% of Latino students and 35% of low-income children were reading at grade level, compared with 57.5% of white, 69% of Asian and 66% of non-low-income students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The California NAACP was right; this is a civil rights issue,” said Kareem Weaver, a member of the Oakland NAACP Education Committee and co-founder of the literacy advocacy group FULCRUM. “And you don’t play politics with civil rights. The misinformation and ideological posturing on AB 2222 effectively leveraged the politics of fear. We have to do better, for kids’ sake, and can’t give up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What is the science of reading?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The science of reading refers to research-based teaching strategies that reflect how the brain learns to read. While it includes phonics-based instruction, which teaches children to decode words by sounding them out, it also includes four other pillars of literacy instruction: phonemic awareness, identifying distinct units of sounds, vocabulary, comprehension and fluency. It is based on research on how the \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2023/why-theres-more-to-the-science-of-reading-than-phonics/695976\">brain connects \u003c/a>letters with sounds when learning to read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation would have gone against the state policy of local control that gives school districts authority to select curriculum and teaching methods as long as they meet state academic standards. Currently, the state encourages, but does not mandate, districts to incorporate instruction in the science of reading in the early grades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with mandating the science of reading approach to instruction, AB 2222 would have required that all TK to fifth-grade teachers, literacy coaches and specialists take a 30-hour-minimum course in reading instruction by 2028. School districts and charter schools would purchase textbooks from an approved list endorsed by the State Board of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>English learner advocates opposed bill\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It appears lawmakers heard the pleas of advocates for English learners who opposed the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know that addressing equity and literacy outcomes is a high priority for California and that our state is not yet where it needs to be with literacy outcomes for all students,” said Martha Hernandez, executive director of Californians Together, one of the organizations that opposed the bill. “AB 2222 is not the prescription that is needed for our multilingual, diverse state.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she is willing to work with lawmakers for a literacy plan based on reading research but that “centrally addresses” the needs of English learners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s proposed legislation to adopt the science of reading approach to early literacy would have been in sync with other states that have passed similar legislation. States nationwide are rejecting balanced literacy as failing to effectively teach children how to read since it de-emphasizes explicit instruction in phonics and instead trains children to use pictures to identify words on sight, also known as three-cueing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muratsuchi had until the end of the day Thursday to put the bill on the calendar for the April 17 meeting of the Assembly Education Committee. It would then have had to be heard by the Assembly Higher Education Committee before the April 26 deadline for legislators to get bills with notable fiscal impacts to the Appropriations Committee. Now, the bill will have to be reintroduced next year to get a hearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really too bad. Lots of kids are not being well-served now. But on the other hand, I hope this will be an opportunity to regroup and present a more robust version of the bill,” said Claude Goldenberg, a Stanford University professor emeritus of education who supported the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goldenberg said a future version of the bill should include a “more comprehensive definition” of the “science of reading” and should make clear that this includes research on teaching reading to all students, including English learners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“English learners, for example, would benefit if teachers knew and used research that is part of the science of reading and applies whether they’re learning in their home language or in English. Same for children with limited literacy opportunities outside of school and children having difficulty learning to read,” Goldenberg said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Backroom politics’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lori DePole, co-state director of Decoding Dyslexia CA, one of the supporters of the bill, expressed frustration Thursday evening over the decision to table it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is shameful that when more than half of CA kids aren’t reading at grade level that our legislators are okay with the status quo, and they have killed this literacy legislation without even allowing it to be heard,” she said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“… CA kids’ futures are too important to allow backroom politics to silence this issue. We will no longer accept lip service in addressing our literacy crisis. It is time for action, and we aren’t going away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates for students with dyslexia support the phonics-based teaching methods as especially effective for children with a learning disability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muratsuchi said he supports the science of reading. “However, we need to make sure that we do this right by serving the needs of all California students, including our English learners,” he said in a statement to EdSource. “California is the most language-diverse state in the country, and we need to develop a literacy instruction strategy that works for all of our students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I thank Speaker Robert Rivas for his decision to pursue a more deliberative process involving all education stakeholders before enacting a costly overhaul of how reading is taught statewide,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>EdSource reporter Karen D’Souza contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A 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the California Teachers Association — the state’s largest teachers union — sent a letter stating its opposition to the bill to Assembly Education Committee Chairman Al Muratsuchi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://edsource.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EarllyLit-AB2222-CTA-no-032824.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> union claimed\u003c/a> that the proposed legislation would duplicate and potentially undermine current literacy initiatives, would not meet the needs of English learner students and would cut teachers out of decisions, especially on curriculum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rubio, who could not be reached late Thursday\u003cstrong>,\u003c/strong> told EdSource last week that Muratsuchi asked her to work with the teachers union on a compromise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marshall Tuck, CEO of EdVoice, an advocacy nonprofit co-sponsoring the bill, said he was surprised the bill didn’t get a hearing considering the importance of the issue.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11982196,news_11969236,news_11972684","label":"Related Stories "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We understand it’s a tough budget year, but we also believe that the most important priority for the education budget is helping our kids learn how to read,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he called the move to table the bill a “bump in the road.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When we launched with Assemblymember Rubio and the sponsors behind this, we knew it might be a multi-year effort,” he said. “So you get up tomorrow and keep it moving forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates say that it is imperative that California mandates this change in reading instruction. In 2023, just 43% of California third-graders met the academic standards on the state’s standardized test in 2023. Only 27.2% of Black students, 32% of Latino students and 35% of low-income children were reading at grade level, compared with 57.5% of white, 69% of Asian and 66% of non-low-income students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The California NAACP was right; this is a civil rights issue,” said Kareem Weaver, a member of the Oakland NAACP Education Committee and co-founder of the literacy advocacy group FULCRUM. “And you don’t play politics with civil rights. The misinformation and ideological posturing on AB 2222 effectively leveraged the politics of fear. We have to do better, for kids’ sake, and can’t give up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What is the science of reading?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The science of reading refers to research-based teaching strategies that reflect how the brain learns to read. While it includes phonics-based instruction, which teaches children to decode words by sounding them out, it also includes four other pillars of literacy instruction: phonemic awareness, identifying distinct units of sounds, vocabulary, comprehension and fluency. It is based on research on how the \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2023/why-theres-more-to-the-science-of-reading-than-phonics/695976\">brain connects \u003c/a>letters with sounds when learning to read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation would have gone against the state policy of local control that gives school districts authority to select curriculum and teaching methods as long as they meet state academic standards. Currently, the state encourages, but does not mandate, districts to incorporate instruction in the science of reading in the early grades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with mandating the science of reading approach to instruction, AB 2222 would have required that all TK to fifth-grade teachers, literacy coaches and specialists take a 30-hour-minimum course in reading instruction by 2028. School districts and charter schools would purchase textbooks from an approved list endorsed by the State Board of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>English learner advocates opposed bill\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It appears lawmakers heard the pleas of advocates for English learners who opposed the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know that addressing equity and literacy outcomes is a high priority for California and that our state is not yet where it needs to be with literacy outcomes for all students,” said Martha Hernandez, executive director of Californians Together, one of the organizations that opposed the bill. “AB 2222 is not the prescription that is needed for our multilingual, diverse state.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she is willing to work with lawmakers for a literacy plan based on reading research but that “centrally addresses” the needs of English learners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s proposed legislation to adopt the science of reading approach to early literacy would have been in sync with other states that have passed similar legislation. States nationwide are rejecting balanced literacy as failing to effectively teach children how to read since it de-emphasizes explicit instruction in phonics and instead trains children to use pictures to identify words on sight, also known as three-cueing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muratsuchi had until the end of the day Thursday to put the bill on the calendar for the April 17 meeting of the Assembly Education Committee. It would then have had to be heard by the Assembly Higher Education Committee before the April 26 deadline for legislators to get bills with notable fiscal impacts to the Appropriations Committee. Now, the bill will have to be reintroduced next year to get a hearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really too bad. Lots of kids are not being well-served now. But on the other hand, I hope this will be an opportunity to regroup and present a more robust version of the bill,” said Claude Goldenberg, a Stanford University professor emeritus of education who supported the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goldenberg said a future version of the bill should include a “more comprehensive definition” of the “science of reading” and should make clear that this includes research on teaching reading to all students, including English learners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“English learners, for example, would benefit if teachers knew and used research that is part of the science of reading and applies whether they’re learning in their home language or in English. Same for children with limited literacy opportunities outside of school and children having difficulty learning to read,” Goldenberg said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Backroom politics’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lori DePole, co-state director of Decoding Dyslexia CA, one of the supporters of the bill, expressed frustration Thursday evening over the decision to table it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is shameful that when more than half of CA kids aren’t reading at grade level that our legislators are okay with the status quo, and they have killed this literacy legislation without even allowing it to be heard,” she said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“… CA kids’ futures are too important to allow backroom politics to silence this issue. We will no longer accept lip service in addressing our literacy crisis. It is time for action, and we aren’t going away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates for students with dyslexia support the phonics-based teaching methods as especially effective for children with a learning disability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muratsuchi said he supports the science of reading. “However, we need to make sure that we do this right by serving the needs of all California students, including our English learners,” he said in a statement to EdSource. “California is the most language-diverse state in the country, and we need to develop a literacy instruction strategy that works for all of our students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I thank Speaker Robert Rivas for his decision to pursue a more deliberative process involving all education stakeholders before enacting a costly overhaul of how reading is taught statewide,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>EdSource reporter Karen D’Souza contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11982920/california-legislature-halts-science-of-reading-mandate-prompting-calls-for-thorough-review","authors":["byline_news_11982920"],"categories":["news_18540","news_8"],"tags":["news_32584","news_2960","news_33603"],"affiliates":["news_33681"],"featImg":"news_11982923","label":"source_news_11982920"},"news_11979367":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11979367","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11979367","score":null,"sort":[1712958644000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"fafsa-2024-the-big-error-affecting-mixed-status-families-and-what-to-do-if-youre-an-affected-student","title":"If You're a Mixed-Status Student Still Struggling With FAFSA, You Have Options","publishDate":1712958644,"format":"standard","headTitle":"If You’re a Mixed-Status Student Still Struggling With FAFSA, You Have Options | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA this year has been \u003cem>complicated\u003c/em>, to say the least. Especially if your family is considered “mixed status” — when a student has a Social Security number but one parent does not, due to their immigration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the Department of Education began its process of revamping FAFSA several years ago, one of the stated goals was to make the application more easily accessible for mixed-status families. Federal officials told KQED last year that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11957693/applying-for-fafsa-in-2023-will-be-different-what-to-know-including-deadlines#undocumented\">the updated FAFSA would allow undocumented parents to complete the form\u003c/a> without needing a Social Security number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that was not the case. For months, students from mixed-status families were blocked from completing the 2024–25 FAFSA form. Without a parent’s Social Security number, the form showed error messages and blocked students from submitting it. “I repeat and repeat the same thing, and it sends me back with the same error message,” Josue Hernández, high school senior in San Francisco, told KQED in February. “I’ve been trying every day for the past month, nonstop. And it still doesn’t work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And finally, on March 12, after months of delays and countless calls from students and counselors, the Department of Education announced it had successfully resolved the glitches that prevented students from mixed-status families from completing their FAFSA form. Students with “contributors without an SSN [Social Security Number] can now successfully submit the form,” said the statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the glitch being fixed, mixed-status families lost months of time to complete FAFSA. And on their end, colleges also had less time to calculate students’ financial aid packages. The aftermath of the FAFSA glitches has left many mixed-status families in complicated and confusing situations, but colleges and California state officials are taking action to give students more time to seek out financial aid and make a decision about college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to learn what advice for mixed-status families KQED heard from college access advisors and financial aid offices.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Keep track of deadlines — all the deadlines\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you applied to colleges in California, you need to complete the FAFSA to qualify for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.csac.ca.gov/cal-grants\">Cal Grant\u003c/a>, a state financial aid program. The Cal Grant can help with tuition for schools in the UC and CSU system, along with many private universities in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Good news: You now have till May 2, 2024 to submit the 2024–25 FAFSA form and be eligible for California state financial aid, including the CalGrant. State officials extended the deadline for California students earlier this year in response to the multiple FAFSA glitches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind, however, May 2 is the new deadline \u003cem>just\u003c/em> for state aid. Each school can decide its own deadline for when students need to submit FAFSA. Some colleges have pushed back their regular deadline to give students more time to complete the form, while others have granted case-by-case extensions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, make sure to have an up-to-date list of the FAFSA deadline for every school you’ve completed an application for. If one of these deadlines is coming up soon — or has already passed — contact the college’s financial aid office if you haven’t done so already. Even if you haven’t spoken to the financial aid team there before, the best thing you can do is make sure they know about your situation and that you need more time.[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Jill Marinelli, program director, Mission Graduates\"]‘It’s scary to ask questions and raise your hand. But it’s part of growing into an adult, something we all do throughout life.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the idea of reaching out makes you feel a little nervous, remember: Not reaching out could actually make things a lot more complicated later, as schools may not consider you for certain grants or scholarships. “It’s scary to ask questions and raise your hand,” said Jill Marinelli, program director at Mission Graduates, a San Francisco-based organization that helps many immigrant and lower-income students get to college. “But it’s part of growing into an adult, something we all do throughout life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Make sure \u003cem>you’ll\u003c/em> receive the information you need to choose your college\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Another set of deadlines to keep in mind later down the road — those related to Decision Day. Traditionally, most colleges ask accepted students to let them know by May 1 if they will enroll or not. However, the FAFSA delays have caused several schools to push back this deadline, too. All nine schools in the University of California system, for example, now require accepted students to make their decisions by May 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you already submitted FAFSA, keep in mind that colleges may send a letter with a breakdown of the financial aid you qualify for much later than your peers. If you don’t know when they will send that information to you, ask them as soon as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s critical you know when that information is coming in so you have it before deciding where to go to college.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Is the FAFSA form still glitching for you? There are back-up options \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If the FAFSA form is still blocking you from submitting your information because one of your parents doesn’t have a Social Security number, depending on your circumstances you may have two back-up options open to you as a California student:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Use the California Dream Act Application instead\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On April 9, the state’s Student Aid Commission announced that the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) — which has usually been reserved only for California students who don’t have a Social Security number themselves — \u003ca href=\"https://www.csac.ca.gov/cadaa-msf\">will be now available to students from mixed-status families who are still facing issues completing FAFSA.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This does not mean that mixed-status families seeking state aid are now required to complete CADAA \u003cem>on top of\u003c/em> FAFSA. Rather, CADAA is a back-up option for students who — despite the recent fixes from the Department of Education — are still finding themselves blocked from completing FAFSA because one of their parents or guardians does not have a Social Security number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We encourage [first-time students of mixed-status families] to first attempt to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA),” said California State University Chancellor Mildred García in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they are unable to do so, students should then complete the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) well before the May 2 deadline and later complete the FAFSA as soon as that becomes feasible,” García said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Something else to keep in mind: Not all colleges take CADAA. If you still haven’t been able to complete FAFSA, contact the financial aid offices of the colleges you applied to and ask if they accept CADAA so you can share your family’s financial information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Submit an incomplete FAFSA\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The second back-up option: A Department of Education spokesperson shared with KQED in February that the agency has put in place a process that allows students from mixed-status families “to submit an incomplete FAFSA.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What this means is that a student, using their own FSA ID, can manually enter their parent’s information, submit their FAFSA and later come back to submit a correction when the form has been fixed later this month.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"mindshift_63208,news_11979072\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, can any student from a mixed-status family use this second workaround? Unfortunately not. The Department of Education clarifies that this process “should only be used in the rare cases where students face an imminent deadline” that requires a FAFSA submission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this is your case, here’s how you can access the workaround: Contact the FSAIC at 1-800-433-3243, mention your family is mixed-status and that you need to submit an incomplete FAFSA — and be ready to share detailed information on the university or scholarship you need to file FAFSA for immediately. And if you have previously requested an extension from that specific university or scholarship and were denied, make sure to mention that as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Don’t be hesitant to call the Department of Education\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Marinelli from Mission Graduates in San Francisco has worked with dozens of students and families through FAFSA troubles this year. One strategy, she says, that has brought results: Calling up the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The more people that call and say ‘this is an issue,’ the more likely they are to fix it,” she said. “It’s teaching students self-advocacy and reminding them that it’s worth it; they are worth it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Marinelli added that wait times when calling FSAIC are quite long — and students should set aside 40–60 minutes when calling. You can reach the FSAIC at 1-800-433-3243.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Applied to private schools? Don’t forget about the CSS Profile\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you applied to private universities, you most likely also had to complete the \u003ca href=\"https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/\">CSS Profile\u003c/a>, a separate application operated by the College Board and used by private schools to determine how much from their own funds they give out to students in financial aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CSS Profile is a much more complex form than the FAFSA and asks very specific questions about a family’s income and assets. There have not been any delays or glitches with the CSS Profile this year, which has helped private schools determine financial aid awards while the Department of Education fixes its FAFSA errors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanford University is just one of those private schools that’s already ahead in calculating the aid prospective students could receive because of the CSS Profile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we’re going to be doing is telling [families], ‘Look, this is what you qualify for, the total amount based on the Profile,’” said Karen Cooper, Stanford’s director of financial aid — who also confirmed that once the FAFSA data comes in, there may not be that much that changes. “There may be some Pell Grants that may come in to help with some of that total.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanford is a unique case, however, because it has incredibly large financial resources that allow the school to provide very generous financial aid packages to accepted students from lower-income backgrounds. Not all private schools have the same resources — and some may actually depend \u003cem>more \u003c/em>on federal and state grants to build a student’s financial aid package.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With that in mind, it’s best to contact each school you have applied to and ask them what information about you they are missing. If you’ve already submitted FAFSA, request a timeline for when you can expect a complete estimate of the financial aid package you qualify for. And if you need that information quickly — so you can make a decision on where to go to college — let colleges know that as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>And remember, you aren’t alone in this\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s OK to feel frustrated with the financial aid process at the best of times. And it’s \u003cem>definitely \u003c/em>OK to feel frustrated with FAFSA in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The problems with this year’s FAFSA can take an emotional toll — especially on seniors who’ve given their best these past four years, stayed up late working on college applications and hustled to get everything in on time. But all the glitches and delays we’ve seen with FAFSA this admissions cycle have nothing to do with you as an individual, especially if you come from a mixed-status family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This problem has become so serious that even Congress is taking action. Dozens of senators, led by Sens. Alex Padilla of California and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urging his team to fix the error that’s preventing mixed-status families from completing the form. Earlier this week, \u003ca href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/kqed-newscast-5e573249-5500-4ec2-a2a7-78383ae57787\">Padilla told KQED\u003c/a> that having a parent or guardian without a Social Security number “should not be an inhibitor to be able to access financial aid a student is otherwise eligible for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s the first time that a lot of students are filling out a government form or paperwork like this,” said Marinelli of Mission Graduates. “Just doing it alone is overwhelming — and when it’s glitching and having problems, it just makes them want to give up and say, ‘what’s even the point?’”[pullquote align=\"left\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Charles Bailey-Gates, associate director of financial aid, San Francisco State University\"]‘We are not going to let any student fall through the cracks … We see you. We know that it’s a struggle.’[/pullquote]But there \u003cem>is \u003c/em>a point to all of this, she reminds you. Students who are working towards a college education, Marinelli says, belong in school. “They deserve this money. It’s there for them,” she said. “We have to keep reminding them to advocate for themselves and not give up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published on March 14.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2024. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger, and help us decide what to cover here on our site, and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Why are students with undocumented parents particularly affected by the errors plaguing the 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA — and what you can do if you’re among them.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1712959169,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":true,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":46,"wordCount":2407},"headData":{"title":"If You're a Mixed-Status Student Still Struggling With FAFSA, You Have Options | KQED","description":"Why are students with undocumented parents particularly affected by the errors plaguing the 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA — and what you can do if you’re among them.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"If You're a Mixed-Status Student Still Struggling With FAFSA, You Have Options","datePublished":"2024-04-12T21:50:44.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-12T21:59:29.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11979367/fafsa-2024-the-big-error-affecting-mixed-status-families-and-what-to-do-if-youre-an-affected-student","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA this year has been \u003cem>complicated\u003c/em>, to say the least. Especially if your family is considered “mixed status” — when a student has a Social Security number but one parent does not, due to their immigration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the Department of Education began its process of revamping FAFSA several years ago, one of the stated goals was to make the application more easily accessible for mixed-status families. Federal officials told KQED last year that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11957693/applying-for-fafsa-in-2023-will-be-different-what-to-know-including-deadlines#undocumented\">the updated FAFSA would allow undocumented parents to complete the form\u003c/a> without needing a Social Security number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that was not the case. For months, students from mixed-status families were blocked from completing the 2024–25 FAFSA form. Without a parent’s Social Security number, the form showed error messages and blocked students from submitting it. “I repeat and repeat the same thing, and it sends me back with the same error message,” Josue Hernández, high school senior in San Francisco, told KQED in February. “I’ve been trying every day for the past month, nonstop. And it still doesn’t work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And finally, on March 12, after months of delays and countless calls from students and counselors, the Department of Education announced it had successfully resolved the glitches that prevented students from mixed-status families from completing their FAFSA form. Students with “contributors without an SSN [Social Security Number] can now successfully submit the form,” said the statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the glitch being fixed, mixed-status families lost months of time to complete FAFSA. And on their end, colleges also had less time to calculate students’ financial aid packages. The aftermath of the FAFSA glitches has left many mixed-status families in complicated and confusing situations, but colleges and California state officials are taking action to give students more time to seek out financial aid and make a decision about college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to learn what advice for mixed-status families KQED heard from college access advisors and financial aid offices.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Keep track of deadlines — all the deadlines\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you applied to colleges in California, you need to complete the FAFSA to qualify for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.csac.ca.gov/cal-grants\">Cal Grant\u003c/a>, a state financial aid program. The Cal Grant can help with tuition for schools in the UC and CSU system, along with many private universities in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Good news: You now have till May 2, 2024 to submit the 2024–25 FAFSA form and be eligible for California state financial aid, including the CalGrant. State officials extended the deadline for California students earlier this year in response to the multiple FAFSA glitches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind, however, May 2 is the new deadline \u003cem>just\u003c/em> for state aid. Each school can decide its own deadline for when students need to submit FAFSA. Some colleges have pushed back their regular deadline to give students more time to complete the form, while others have granted case-by-case extensions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, make sure to have an up-to-date list of the FAFSA deadline for every school you’ve completed an application for. If one of these deadlines is coming up soon — or has already passed — contact the college’s financial aid office if you haven’t done so already. Even if you haven’t spoken to the financial aid team there before, the best thing you can do is make sure they know about your situation and that you need more time.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘It’s scary to ask questions and raise your hand. But it’s part of growing into an adult, something we all do throughout life.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"right","size":"medium","citation":"Jill Marinelli, program director, Mission Graduates","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the idea of reaching out makes you feel a little nervous, remember: Not reaching out could actually make things a lot more complicated later, as schools may not consider you for certain grants or scholarships. “It’s scary to ask questions and raise your hand,” said Jill Marinelli, program director at Mission Graduates, a San Francisco-based organization that helps many immigrant and lower-income students get to college. “But it’s part of growing into an adult, something we all do throughout life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Make sure \u003cem>you’ll\u003c/em> receive the information you need to choose your college\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Another set of deadlines to keep in mind later down the road — those related to Decision Day. Traditionally, most colleges ask accepted students to let them know by May 1 if they will enroll or not. However, the FAFSA delays have caused several schools to push back this deadline, too. All nine schools in the University of California system, for example, now require accepted students to make their decisions by May 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you already submitted FAFSA, keep in mind that colleges may send a letter with a breakdown of the financial aid you qualify for much later than your peers. If you don’t know when they will send that information to you, ask them as soon as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s critical you know when that information is coming in so you have it before deciding where to go to college.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Is the FAFSA form still glitching for you? There are back-up options \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If the FAFSA form is still blocking you from submitting your information because one of your parents doesn’t have a Social Security number, depending on your circumstances you may have two back-up options open to you as a California student:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Use the California Dream Act Application instead\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On April 9, the state’s Student Aid Commission announced that the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) — which has usually been reserved only for California students who don’t have a Social Security number themselves — \u003ca href=\"https://www.csac.ca.gov/cadaa-msf\">will be now available to students from mixed-status families who are still facing issues completing FAFSA.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This does not mean that mixed-status families seeking state aid are now required to complete CADAA \u003cem>on top of\u003c/em> FAFSA. Rather, CADAA is a back-up option for students who — despite the recent fixes from the Department of Education — are still finding themselves blocked from completing FAFSA because one of their parents or guardians does not have a Social Security number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We encourage [first-time students of mixed-status families] to first attempt to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA),” said California State University Chancellor Mildred García in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they are unable to do so, students should then complete the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) well before the May 2 deadline and later complete the FAFSA as soon as that becomes feasible,” García said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Something else to keep in mind: Not all colleges take CADAA. If you still haven’t been able to complete FAFSA, contact the financial aid offices of the colleges you applied to and ask if they accept CADAA so you can share your family’s financial information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Submit an incomplete FAFSA\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The second back-up option: A Department of Education spokesperson shared with KQED in February that the agency has put in place a process that allows students from mixed-status families “to submit an incomplete FAFSA.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What this means is that a student, using their own FSA ID, can manually enter their parent’s information, submit their FAFSA and later come back to submit a correction when the form has been fixed later this month.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Related Stories ","postid":"mindshift_63208,news_11979072"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, can any student from a mixed-status family use this second workaround? Unfortunately not. The Department of Education clarifies that this process “should only be used in the rare cases where students face an imminent deadline” that requires a FAFSA submission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this is your case, here’s how you can access the workaround: Contact the FSAIC at 1-800-433-3243, mention your family is mixed-status and that you need to submit an incomplete FAFSA — and be ready to share detailed information on the university or scholarship you need to file FAFSA for immediately. And if you have previously requested an extension from that specific university or scholarship and were denied, make sure to mention that as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Don’t be hesitant to call the Department of Education\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Marinelli from Mission Graduates in San Francisco has worked with dozens of students and families through FAFSA troubles this year. One strategy, she says, that has brought results: Calling up the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The more people that call and say ‘this is an issue,’ the more likely they are to fix it,” she said. “It’s teaching students self-advocacy and reminding them that it’s worth it; they are worth it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Marinelli added that wait times when calling FSAIC are quite long — and students should set aside 40–60 minutes when calling. You can reach the FSAIC at 1-800-433-3243.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Applied to private schools? Don’t forget about the CSS Profile\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you applied to private universities, you most likely also had to complete the \u003ca href=\"https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/\">CSS Profile\u003c/a>, a separate application operated by the College Board and used by private schools to determine how much from their own funds they give out to students in financial aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CSS Profile is a much more complex form than the FAFSA and asks very specific questions about a family’s income and assets. There have not been any delays or glitches with the CSS Profile this year, which has helped private schools determine financial aid awards while the Department of Education fixes its FAFSA errors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanford University is just one of those private schools that’s already ahead in calculating the aid prospective students could receive because of the CSS Profile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we’re going to be doing is telling [families], ‘Look, this is what you qualify for, the total amount based on the Profile,’” said Karen Cooper, Stanford’s director of financial aid — who also confirmed that once the FAFSA data comes in, there may not be that much that changes. “There may be some Pell Grants that may come in to help with some of that total.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanford is a unique case, however, because it has incredibly large financial resources that allow the school to provide very generous financial aid packages to accepted students from lower-income backgrounds. Not all private schools have the same resources — and some may actually depend \u003cem>more \u003c/em>on federal and state grants to build a student’s financial aid package.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With that in mind, it’s best to contact each school you have applied to and ask them what information about you they are missing. If you’ve already submitted FAFSA, request a timeline for when you can expect a complete estimate of the financial aid package you qualify for. And if you need that information quickly — so you can make a decision on where to go to college — let colleges know that as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>And remember, you aren’t alone in this\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s OK to feel frustrated with the financial aid process at the best of times. And it’s \u003cem>definitely \u003c/em>OK to feel frustrated with FAFSA in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The problems with this year’s FAFSA can take an emotional toll — especially on seniors who’ve given their best these past four years, stayed up late working on college applications and hustled to get everything in on time. But all the glitches and delays we’ve seen with FAFSA this admissions cycle have nothing to do with you as an individual, especially if you come from a mixed-status family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This problem has become so serious that even Congress is taking action. Dozens of senators, led by Sens. Alex Padilla of California and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urging his team to fix the error that’s preventing mixed-status families from completing the form. Earlier this week, \u003ca href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/kqed-newscast-5e573249-5500-4ec2-a2a7-78383ae57787\">Padilla told KQED\u003c/a> that having a parent or guardian without a Social Security number “should not be an inhibitor to be able to access financial aid a student is otherwise eligible for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s the first time that a lot of students are filling out a government form or paperwork like this,” said Marinelli of Mission Graduates. “Just doing it alone is overwhelming — and when it’s glitching and having problems, it just makes them want to give up and say, ‘what’s even the point?’”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘We are not going to let any student fall through the cracks … We see you. We know that it’s a struggle.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"left","size":"medium","citation":"Charles Bailey-Gates, associate director of financial aid, San Francisco State University","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But there \u003cem>is \u003c/em>a point to all of this, she reminds you. Students who are working towards a college education, Marinelli says, belong in school. “They deserve this money. It’s there for them,” she said. “We have to keep reminding them to advocate for themselves and not give up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published on March 14.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2024. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger, and help us decide what to cover here on our site, and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"hearken","attributes":{"named":{"id":"10483","src":"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11979367/fafsa-2024-the-big-error-affecting-mixed-status-families-and-what-to-do-if-youre-an-affected-student","authors":["11708"],"categories":["news_18540","news_1169","news_8"],"tags":["news_32707","news_20013","news_31715","news_20202"],"featImg":"news_11979390","label":"news"},"news_11982697":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11982697","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11982697","score":null,"sort":[1712874629000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"confrontation-at-uc-berkeley-law-school-deans-home-highlights-campus-tensions","title":"Confrontation at UC Berkeley Law School Dean's Home Highlights Campus Tensions","publishDate":1712874629,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Confrontation at UC Berkeley Law School Dean’s Home Highlights Campus Tensions | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>A UC Berkeley Muslim law student plans to file a discrimination complaint against the university after accusing a law professor of physically assaulting her as she attempted to protest a dinner event held for graduating students at the home of the law school’s dean.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday evening, several dozen law students attended the first of three dinners hosted by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and his wife, law professor Catherine Fisk, in the backyard garden of the couple’s Oakland home in what was intended to be a celebration of the students’ final weeks of law school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As captured in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5lAhZ0r-kF/\">now-viral video of the incident\u003c/a>, third-year law student Malak Afaneh, who is Palestinian American, stands before her classmates on the garden steps, wearing a red hijab and black and white keffiyeh around her shoulders. Speaking into a microphone, she begins with a traditional Muslim greeting of peace to mark the final night of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Malak Afaneh, third-year law student\"]‘No one thought that this woman would put her hands on me. … I was attacked because I was simply a Muslim woman wearing a hijab and a keffiyeh in her home.’[/pullquote]As she proceeds, Chemerinsky angrily approaches her, repeatedly demanding she leave his home. Fisk then comes from behind her, grabs the microphone with one hand, puts her other arm around Afaneh’s shoulders, touching her hijab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fisk shouts, “This is not your house. It is my house. And I want you to leave.” After Afaneh calmly argues that she has the First Amendment right to speak, Fisk threatens to call the police but then says, “I don’t prefer to,” and tries again to pull the microphone away from Afaneh, briefly pulling her up several steps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nearly three-minute confrontation ends after Afaneh threatens legal action, and she and nine other students file out of the yard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the students, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal, told KQED that as the group walked out, Chemerinsky said they had violated the student code of conduct and threatened to report them all to the state bar association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The incident is the latest flare-up in a long succession of heated protests and confrontations on UC Berkeley’s campus, which has been a hotbed of student activism and protests since the Israel-Hamas war erupted more than six months ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afaneh said the incident had shaken her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No one thought that this woman would put her hands on me,” she told KQED. “I didn’t expect this reaction, of course. [And] I didn’t expect it when it happened. I didn’t even get the chance to talk about Palestine or UC complicity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afaneh’s group, Law Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP), has long demanded that UC Berkeley divest from manufacturing companies that supply weapons to Israel and accuses the school of being complicit in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/4/7/6-months-of-devastation-in-gaza-war-with-no-sign-of-an-end\">widespread destruction of Gaza\u003c/a>, where more than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks since October, according to Gaza officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group called on their peers to boycott the dinners at the couple’s house, accusing Chemerinsky of aligning with Zionist causes and repeatedly trying to silence pro-Palestinian student activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s provided no support for Palestinian voices, no support for Muslims, but is very staunchly Zionist,” Afaneh said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she argues that Fisk’s aggressive response to her on Tuesday had little to do with her activism but was instead rooted in Islamophobia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was not attacked because I was speaking about Palestine,” she said. “Quite to the contrary, I was attacked because I was simply a Muslim woman wearing a hijab and a keffiyeh in her home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following the altercation, LSJP \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5m4-4gro1_/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D\">released a statement\u003c/a> demanding that Chemerinsky and Fisk resign and that UC Berkeley divest from the arms manufacturers and create a Palestine Studies program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley, however, said it is standing behind the dean.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Erwin Chemerinsky, dean, UC Berkeley School of Law\"]‘My house is not government property. It’s not on public property. … And the one thing that’s clear is there is no First Amendment right to use somebody else’s house for free speech messages.’[/pullquote]“I am appalled and deeply disturbed by what occurred at Dean Chemerinsky’s home last night,” Chancellor Carol Christ said in a statement on Wednesday. “I have been in touch with him to offer my support and sympathy. While our support for free speech is unwavering, we cannot condone using a social occasion at a person’s private residence as a platform for protest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his own statement released the morning after the incident, Chemerinsky said he was “enormously sad that we have students who are so rude as to come into my home, in my backyard, and use this social occasion for their political agenda.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he said he and Fisk would not be intimidated and still planned to host the additional scheduled student dinners at their home, albeit with security measures in place. (An attendee of Wednesday’s dinner said the event transpired without incident.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chemerinsky, who is Jewish, said a poster that Afaneh’s group distributed before the event, with a caricature of him holding a bloody knife and fork and the words “No dinner with Zionist Chem while Gaza starves,” was blatantly antisemitic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A First Amendment legal expert, Chemerinsky argued that free speech rights do not extend to a person’s home, insisting that he and Fisk were completely justified in preventing Afaneh from speaking out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11978998,news_11979412,news_11969165\"]“My house is not government property. It’s not on public property. It’s not paid for by the University of California,” he told KQED on Wednesday. “And the one thing that’s clear is there is no First Amendment right to use somebody else’s house for free speech messages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chemerinsky \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-03/a-divide-over-the-israel-hamas-war-flares-at-uc-berkeley-law\">drew sharp criticism\u003c/a> from many students and alumni in November after he defended a law school professor who published an opinion piece in \u003cem>The\u003c/em> \u003cem>Wall Street Journal\u003c/em> titled, “Don’t Hire My Anti-Semitic Law Students.” The professor, he argued, was entitled to exercise his free speech, even if people found it “deeply offensive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while he knew some students were calling to boycott his dinner, Chemerinsky said he never expected a confrontation like this in his home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never imagined my wife and I opening our home for dinners to students would turn into something divisive,” he said. “I never imagined the students would post such an antisemitic image of me on bulletin boards throughout the law school. And I was shocked that they would come into my house and into the backyard and then engage in disruption.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of all,” he added, “I’m just tremendously saddened by this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The incident is the latest flare-up in a long succession of heated protests and confrontations on UC Berkeley’s campus, which has been a hotbed of student activism and protests since the Israel-Hamas war erupted more than six months ago.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1712936404,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":29,"wordCount":1221},"headData":{"title":"Confrontation at UC Berkeley Law School Dean's Home Highlights Campus Tensions | KQED","description":"The incident is the latest flare-up in a long succession of heated protests and confrontations on UC Berkeley’s campus, which has been a hotbed of student activism and protests since the Israel-Hamas war erupted more than six months ago.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Confrontation at UC Berkeley Law School Dean's Home Highlights Campus Tensions","datePublished":"2024-04-11T22:30:29.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-12T15:40:04.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11982697/confrontation-at-uc-berkeley-law-school-deans-home-highlights-campus-tensions","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A UC Berkeley Muslim law student plans to file a discrimination complaint against the university after accusing a law professor of physically assaulting her as she attempted to protest a dinner event held for graduating students at the home of the law school’s dean.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday evening, several dozen law students attended the first of three dinners hosted by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and his wife, law professor Catherine Fisk, in the backyard garden of the couple’s Oakland home in what was intended to be a celebration of the students’ final weeks of law school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As captured in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5lAhZ0r-kF/\">now-viral video of the incident\u003c/a>, third-year law student Malak Afaneh, who is Palestinian American, stands before her classmates on the garden steps, wearing a red hijab and black and white keffiyeh around her shoulders. 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And I want you to leave.” After Afaneh calmly argues that she has the First Amendment right to speak, Fisk threatens to call the police but then says, “I don’t prefer to,” and tries again to pull the microphone away from Afaneh, briefly pulling her up several steps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nearly three-minute confrontation ends after Afaneh threatens legal action, and she and nine other students file out of the yard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the students, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal, told KQED that as the group walked out, Chemerinsky said they had violated the student code of conduct and threatened to report them all to the state bar association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The incident is the latest flare-up in a long succession of heated protests and confrontations on UC Berkeley’s campus, which has been a hotbed of student activism and protests since the Israel-Hamas war erupted more than six months ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afaneh said the incident had shaken her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No one thought that this woman would put her hands on me,” she told KQED. “I didn’t expect this reaction, of course. [And] I didn’t expect it when it happened. I didn’t even get the chance to talk about Palestine or UC complicity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afaneh’s group, Law Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP), has long demanded that UC Berkeley divest from manufacturing companies that supply weapons to Israel and accuses the school of being complicit in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/4/7/6-months-of-devastation-in-gaza-war-with-no-sign-of-an-end\">widespread destruction of Gaza\u003c/a>, where more than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks since October, according to Gaza officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group called on their peers to boycott the dinners at the couple’s house, accusing Chemerinsky of aligning with Zionist causes and repeatedly trying to silence pro-Palestinian student activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s provided no support for Palestinian voices, no support for Muslims, but is very staunchly Zionist,” Afaneh said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she argues that Fisk’s aggressive response to her on Tuesday had little to do with her activism but was instead rooted in Islamophobia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was not attacked because I was speaking about Palestine,” she said. “Quite to the contrary, I was attacked because I was simply a Muslim woman wearing a hijab and a keffiyeh in her home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following the altercation, LSJP \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5m4-4gro1_/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D\">released a statement\u003c/a> demanding that Chemerinsky and Fisk resign and that UC Berkeley divest from the arms manufacturers and create a Palestine Studies program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley, however, said it is standing behind the dean.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘My house is not government property. It’s not on public property. … And the one thing that’s clear is there is no First Amendment right to use somebody else’s house for free speech messages.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"right","size":"medium","citation":"Erwin Chemerinsky, dean, UC Berkeley School of Law","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I am appalled and deeply disturbed by what occurred at Dean Chemerinsky’s home last night,” Chancellor Carol Christ said in a statement on Wednesday. “I have been in touch with him to offer my support and sympathy. While our support for free speech is unwavering, we cannot condone using a social occasion at a person’s private residence as a platform for protest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his own statement released the morning after the incident, Chemerinsky said he was “enormously sad that we have students who are so rude as to come into my home, in my backyard, and use this social occasion for their political agenda.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he said he and Fisk would not be intimidated and still planned to host the additional scheduled student dinners at their home, albeit with security measures in place. (An attendee of Wednesday’s dinner said the event transpired without incident.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chemerinsky, who is Jewish, said a poster that Afaneh’s group distributed before the event, with a caricature of him holding a bloody knife and fork and the words “No dinner with Zionist Chem while Gaza starves,” was blatantly antisemitic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A First Amendment legal expert, Chemerinsky argued that free speech rights do not extend to a person’s home, insisting that he and Fisk were completely justified in preventing Afaneh from speaking out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Related Stories ","postid":"news_11978998,news_11979412,news_11969165"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“My house is not government property. It’s not on public property. It’s not paid for by the University of California,” he told KQED on Wednesday. “And the one thing that’s clear is there is no First Amendment right to use somebody else’s house for free speech messages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chemerinsky \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-03/a-divide-over-the-israel-hamas-war-flares-at-uc-berkeley-law\">drew sharp criticism\u003c/a> from many students and alumni in November after he defended a law school professor who published an opinion piece in \u003cem>The\u003c/em> \u003cem>Wall Street Journal\u003c/em> titled, “Don’t Hire My Anti-Semitic Law Students.” The professor, he argued, was entitled to exercise his free speech, even if people found it “deeply offensive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while he knew some students were calling to boycott his dinner, Chemerinsky said he never expected a confrontation like this in his home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never imagined my wife and I opening our home for dinners to students would turn into something divisive,” he said. “I never imagined the students would post such an antisemitic image of me on bulletin boards throughout the law school. And I was shocked that they would come into my house and into the backyard and then engage in disruption.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of all,” he added, “I’m just tremendously saddened by this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11982697/confrontation-at-uc-berkeley-law-school-deans-home-highlights-campus-tensions","authors":["1263"],"categories":["news_18540","news_8"],"tags":["news_27626","news_33333","news_17597"],"featImg":"news_11982736","label":"news"},"news_11982653":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11982653","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11982653","score":null,"sort":[1712869233000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"public-school-choice-exists-in-california-but-few-districts-offer-it","title":"Public School Choice Is Possible by Law, but Not Many Districts Offer It","publishDate":1712869233,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Public School Choice Is Possible by Law, but Not Many Districts Offer It | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>An underused, little-known public school choice program allowing students to enroll in other districts that open their borders has been reauthorized six times in the past 30 years. Under a bill winding its way through the Legislature, it would become permanent with revised rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/eo/dc/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> District of Choice\u003c/a> program, districts announce how many seats they make available to nonresident students by the fall of the preceding year, and parents must apply by Jan. 1. By statute, enrollment is open to any family that applies, without restrictions — and with a lottery if applications are oversubscribed. The program bans considering academic or athletic ability or, if an applicant is a student with special needs, the cost of educating a student.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This bill is a crucial step towards creating a more inclusive and equitable public education system — one where all students have the opportunity to grow and thrive,” said Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), the author of\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Senate Bill 897\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With enrollments dropping statewide — and projected to continue — districts could view District of Choice as a strategy to stem the decline and bolster revenue that new students would bring. But few districts have seized the option. At most, 50 districts out of nearly 1,000, mostly rural or suburban and small, have signed on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That number, in turn, has restricted the openings for families; fewer than 10,000 students annually have transferred through the program — about 0.2% of California’s students, according to\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> an evaluation of the program\u003c/a> by the Legislative Analyst’s Office in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24539445-district-of-choice-list-2024-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of districts for 2024–25 (DOC) \u003c/a>will be 44, the same as this year. That is down from \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24539448-dsitricts-of-choice-2021-22-breakdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">47 districts in 2021–22 (DOC),\u003c/a> when a total of 8,398 students transferred, according to the latest data available from the California Department of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11982656\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/sixdistrictofchoice.jpg\" alt=\"A map with school districts.\" width=\"824\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/sixdistrictofchoice.jpg 824w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/sixdistrictofchoice-800x458.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/sixdistrictofchoice-160x92.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of those, 2,574 students — 31% of the total — transferred to a single district, \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.wvusd.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walnut Valley Unified\u003c/a>, a 14,000-student district in the San Gabriel Valley. The district includes the cities of Walnut and Diamond Bar and abuts Pomona Unified. Newman, who chairs the Senate Education Committee, represents Walnut Valley; his predecessor, Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar), also championed the District of Choice and shepherded a previous five-year reauthorization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Together with five other districts receiving the most students — Oak Park Unified, Glendora Unified, West Covina Unified, Valley Lindo Elementary School District, and Riverside Unified — the five received 82% of the students in the program statewide. Riverside, with 1,100 of its 42,000 students enrolled through District of Choice, is the only large district using the program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robert Taylor, Walnut Valley Unified’s superintendent, said the district had participated in the program for decades, believing that the district “should provide any child an opportunity regardless of special needs, socioeconomic status or street address. And that’s still today. We take every kid who wants to come.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor cited the “diversity of well-rounded opportunities” that draw outsiders: arts offerings in elementary schools, starting in kindergarten, include dance, theater and music and are taught by professionals in the arts, he said. There is a counselor in every elementary school, and counselors stay with the same students throughout high school and meet one-on-one with them during the summer. The graduation rate is 100%, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Responding to an allegation he hears, Taylor said, “No, we don’t cherry-pick students. We don’t want to, and it’s been against the law to.” The 2017 reauthorization of the law requires that districts prioritize transfers to lower-income students, and SB 897 would add homeless and foster children as well. The 23% of lower-income students from other districts enrolled at Walnut Unified are slightly less than the 25% overall in the district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students from 30 districts have enrolled through District of Choice, Taylor said, and some parents drive from more than an hour away. One district that has not been sending additional students is its larger, less affluent neighbor, Pomona Unified, where 85% of its 22,000 students are from lower-income families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/17473558/embed\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under an arcane rule, a district can cap the number of students it permits to leave for districts of choice at a cumulative 10% of its average daily attendance since it first joined the program — even if many students have long since graduated from high school. Pomona reached that limit a half-dozen years ago after going to court to prove that Walnut Valley had already exceeded the target, Superintendent Brett Knowles said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Bill 897\u003c/a> would delete that clause and replace it with a new annual cap: 10% of a district’s current average daily attendance for districts with fewer than 50,000 students and 1% for districts with more than 50,000 students. Sending districts would also be exempt if county offices of education verified that losing students to the program would jeopardize their financial stability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pomona Unified was the only opponent listed at a hearing last month in the Senate Education Committee, where the bill passed unanimously. Rowland Unified, a 13,000-student district to the west of Walnut Valley, has also complained about the financial impact of the transfer program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), SB 897 author\"]‘This bill is a crucial step towards creating a more inclusive and equitable public education system — one where all students have the opportunity to grow and thrive.’[/pullquote]Knowles said he doesn’t oppose the concept of school choice if the distribution is equitable. But before reaching the cap, Walnut Valley drew disproportionately high proportions of white and Asian families from the wealthier neighborhoods in Diamond Bar that lie within Pomona Unified. The latter may be attracted to the two dual Chinese language immersion programs in Walnut Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wealthier families are able to drive their kids to Walnut Valley; Latino families with lower incomes and with both parents working more than likely can’t, Knowles said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The District of Choice does not create a good distribution for Pomona Unified,” Knowles said. “We need kids excelling as well as those struggling. Taking out the smartest kids in any district is not a good situation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pomona Unified already has closed six elementary schools due to declining enrollment, Knowles said. The new cap could “decimate us within five years,” Knowles said. “Give us time to recover, a reprieve.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newman said he is open to further accommodations for an adverse financial impact. “We don’t want well-intended legislation to have unintended consequences,” he told EdSource.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who chooses?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In its 2021 evaluation, the LAO found that District of Choice “allows students to access educational options that are not offered in their home districts,” including college prep courses, arts and music, and foreign languages. Nearly all of the students transferred to districts with higher test scores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11978725,news_11979555,news_11978035\"]Newly required oversight measures found no districts discriminating against interested students, and that the program appeared to increase racial balance for some districts and reduce it for others, the LAO said, “although the changes for most districts are small.” It found that statewide, fewer students with lower incomes used the program compared with other students in their home districts; however, the proportion of those students had risen over four years from 27% to 32%. Participation of Latino students, though also on the rise, was smaller than the Latino enrollment in their home districts — similar to Pomona and Walnut Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the last children to transfer from Pomona to Walnut Valley six years ago, right before the limit was reached, is Ethan Fermin. Then entering kindergarten, he is now in sixth grade at Suzanne Middle School. His sister, now in second grade, was admitted through an interdistrict transfer, a more restrictive permit process that requires both districts to approve the move. A family must make the case for the transfer or cite a hardship — in this case, the transportation challenges of having kids in two different districts. Parents whose children are denied a transfer can appeal to the county board of education, which often reverses a decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ethan’s father, Billy, graduated from Pomona Unified schools; he was high school class president and active in many school activities, Fermin said. From his home, he can see the elementary school his kids would have attended — a two-minute walk from their house. Friends from high school are Pomona teachers. His kids would have attended his high school, Diamond Ranch High.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leaving the district wasn’t easy, he said, adding, “But it’s a different world from when I went to school.” What caught his eye in Walnut Valley, he said, was a program in two elementary schools that leads to the International Baccalaureate, a rigorous high school program that stresses inquiry-based learning. He liked the early years’ focus on developing well-rounded, creative, and open-minded learners and risk-takers. “Given the choice, it was night and day,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor said Walnut Valley doesn’t market its programs as District of Choice, and he doesn’t speak negatively about other districts. Fermin said the district is smart to use social media heavily to show off what’s happening in its schools, and banners go up at the start of the sign-up period.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible reasons for so little participation\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Charter schools are by far the largest public school choice program in California. The more than 1,200 charter schools served 685,553 students in 2022–23 — 11.7% of statewide enrollment, compared with about 2% through interdistrict transfers and 0.02% through District of Choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Legislature passed laws permitting charter schools in 1992 and the District of Choice a year later; both were viewed as strategies to counter a school voucher initiative that would have provided public funding for private school tuition, according to the LAO’s analysis. Voters trounced the voucher initiative, which drew only 30% support in the 1993 vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why so few districts have participated in the program is a matter of conjecture. The five-year reauthorization periods raised the risk for districts and parents that their participation might be cut short. Ken Kapphahn, principal fiscal and policy analyst for the LAO who did the evaluation, said some districts are able to receive as many interested transfer students as they want through the interdistrict permit process, under which they can set academic and behavior conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some districts would involve long drives to get to, while others assume they don’t have special offerings to lure lots of students, he said. And it’s his impression, he said, that many districts still don’t know the program exists; the California Department of Education does not promote it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newman said the program has entrepreneurial potential that many superintendents have yet to recognize. The ability to draw students from nearby districts could inspire “a high level of innovation” that best serves students’ interests, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former President of the State Board of Education Mike Kirst, who said he supports making the program permanent, suggested another reason: It could be that district superintendents consider District of Choice a violation of an unwritten education commandment, Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s enrollment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a professional norm that you don’t try to ‘poach’ students from other districts,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/public-school-choice-exists-in-california-but-few-districts-offer-it/709533\">\u003cem>This story originally appeared in EdSource.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"District of Choice, a little-known public school choice program, allows students to enroll in other districts. But less than 50 mostly rural, suburban and small districts out of 1,000 have signed on, raising concerns over equity and inclusivity. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1712868695,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":true,"iframeSrcs":["https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/17473558/embed"],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":38,"wordCount":1977},"headData":{"title":"Public School Choice Is Possible by Law, but Not Many Districts Offer It | KQED","description":"District of Choice, a little-known public school choice program, allows students to enroll in other districts. But less than 50 mostly rural, suburban and small districts out of 1,000 have signed on, raising concerns over equity and inclusivity. 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Under a bill winding its way through the Legislature, it would become permanent with revised rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/eo/dc/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> District of Choice\u003c/a> program, districts announce how many seats they make available to nonresident students by the fall of the preceding year, and parents must apply by Jan. 1. By statute, enrollment is open to any family that applies, without restrictions — and with a lottery if applications are oversubscribed. The program bans considering academic or athletic ability or, if an applicant is a student with special needs, the cost of educating a student.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This bill is a crucial step towards creating a more inclusive and equitable public education system — one where all students have the opportunity to grow and thrive,” said Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), the author of\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Senate Bill 897\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With enrollments dropping statewide — and projected to continue — districts could view District of Choice as a strategy to stem the decline and bolster revenue that new students would bring. But few districts have seized the option. At most, 50 districts out of nearly 1,000, mostly rural or suburban and small, have signed on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That number, in turn, has restricted the openings for families; fewer than 10,000 students annually have transferred through the program — about 0.2% of California’s students, according to\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> an evaluation of the program\u003c/a> by the Legislative Analyst’s Office in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24539445-district-of-choice-list-2024-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of districts for 2024–25 (DOC) \u003c/a>will be 44, the same as this year. That is down from \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24539448-dsitricts-of-choice-2021-22-breakdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">47 districts in 2021–22 (DOC),\u003c/a> when a total of 8,398 students transferred, according to the latest data available from the California Department of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11982656\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/sixdistrictofchoice.jpg\" alt=\"A map with school districts.\" width=\"824\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/sixdistrictofchoice.jpg 824w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/sixdistrictofchoice-800x458.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/sixdistrictofchoice-160x92.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of those, 2,574 students — 31% of the total — transferred to a single district, \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.wvusd.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walnut Valley Unified\u003c/a>, a 14,000-student district in the San Gabriel Valley. The district includes the cities of Walnut and Diamond Bar and abuts Pomona Unified. Newman, who chairs the Senate Education Committee, represents Walnut Valley; his predecessor, Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar), also championed the District of Choice and shepherded a previous five-year reauthorization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Together with five other districts receiving the most students — Oak Park Unified, Glendora Unified, West Covina Unified, Valley Lindo Elementary School District, and Riverside Unified — the five received 82% of the students in the program statewide. Riverside, with 1,100 of its 42,000 students enrolled through District of Choice, is the only large district using the program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robert Taylor, Walnut Valley Unified’s superintendent, said the district had participated in the program for decades, believing that the district “should provide any child an opportunity regardless of special needs, socioeconomic status or street address. And that’s still today. We take every kid who wants to come.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor cited the “diversity of well-rounded opportunities” that draw outsiders: arts offerings in elementary schools, starting in kindergarten, include dance, theater and music and are taught by professionals in the arts, he said. There is a counselor in every elementary school, and counselors stay with the same students throughout high school and meet one-on-one with them during the summer. The graduation rate is 100%, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Responding to an allegation he hears, Taylor said, “No, we don’t cherry-pick students. We don’t want to, and it’s been against the law to.” The 2017 reauthorization of the law requires that districts prioritize transfers to lower-income students, and SB 897 would add homeless and foster children as well. The 23% of lower-income students from other districts enrolled at Walnut Unified are slightly less than the 25% overall in the district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students from 30 districts have enrolled through District of Choice, Taylor said, and some parents drive from more than an hour away. One district that has not been sending additional students is its larger, less affluent neighbor, Pomona Unified, where 85% of its 22,000 students are from lower-income families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/17473558/embed\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under an arcane rule, a district can cap the number of students it permits to leave for districts of choice at a cumulative 10% of its average daily attendance since it first joined the program — even if many students have long since graduated from high school. Pomona reached that limit a half-dozen years ago after going to court to prove that Walnut Valley had already exceeded the target, Superintendent Brett Knowles said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Bill 897\u003c/a> would delete that clause and replace it with a new annual cap: 10% of a district’s current average daily attendance for districts with fewer than 50,000 students and 1% for districts with more than 50,000 students. Sending districts would also be exempt if county offices of education verified that losing students to the program would jeopardize their financial stability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pomona Unified was the only opponent listed at a hearing last month in the Senate Education Committee, where the bill passed unanimously. Rowland Unified, a 13,000-student district to the west of Walnut Valley, has also complained about the financial impact of the transfer program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘This bill is a crucial step towards creating a more inclusive and equitable public education system — one where all students have the opportunity to grow and thrive.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"right","size":"medium","citation":"Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), SB 897 author","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Knowles said he doesn’t oppose the concept of school choice if the distribution is equitable. But before reaching the cap, Walnut Valley drew disproportionately high proportions of white and Asian families from the wealthier neighborhoods in Diamond Bar that lie within Pomona Unified. The latter may be attracted to the two dual Chinese language immersion programs in Walnut Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wealthier families are able to drive their kids to Walnut Valley; Latino families with lower incomes and with both parents working more than likely can’t, Knowles said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The District of Choice does not create a good distribution for Pomona Unified,” Knowles said. “We need kids excelling as well as those struggling. Taking out the smartest kids in any district is not a good situation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pomona Unified already has closed six elementary schools due to declining enrollment, Knowles said. The new cap could “decimate us within five years,” Knowles said. “Give us time to recover, a reprieve.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newman said he is open to further accommodations for an adverse financial impact. “We don’t want well-intended legislation to have unintended consequences,” he told EdSource.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who chooses?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In its 2021 evaluation, the LAO found that District of Choice “allows students to access educational options that are not offered in their home districts,” including college prep courses, arts and music, and foreign languages. Nearly all of the students transferred to districts with higher test scores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Related Stories ","postid":"news_11978725,news_11979555,news_11978035"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Newly required oversight measures found no districts discriminating against interested students, and that the program appeared to increase racial balance for some districts and reduce it for others, the LAO said, “although the changes for most districts are small.” It found that statewide, fewer students with lower incomes used the program compared with other students in their home districts; however, the proportion of those students had risen over four years from 27% to 32%. Participation of Latino students, though also on the rise, was smaller than the Latino enrollment in their home districts — similar to Pomona and Walnut Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the last children to transfer from Pomona to Walnut Valley six years ago, right before the limit was reached, is Ethan Fermin. Then entering kindergarten, he is now in sixth grade at Suzanne Middle School. His sister, now in second grade, was admitted through an interdistrict transfer, a more restrictive permit process that requires both districts to approve the move. A family must make the case for the transfer or cite a hardship — in this case, the transportation challenges of having kids in two different districts. Parents whose children are denied a transfer can appeal to the county board of education, which often reverses a decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ethan’s father, Billy, graduated from Pomona Unified schools; he was high school class president and active in many school activities, Fermin said. From his home, he can see the elementary school his kids would have attended — a two-minute walk from their house. Friends from high school are Pomona teachers. His kids would have attended his high school, Diamond Ranch High.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leaving the district wasn’t easy, he said, adding, “But it’s a different world from when I went to school.” What caught his eye in Walnut Valley, he said, was a program in two elementary schools that leads to the International Baccalaureate, a rigorous high school program that stresses inquiry-based learning. He liked the early years’ focus on developing well-rounded, creative, and open-minded learners and risk-takers. “Given the choice, it was night and day,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor said Walnut Valley doesn’t market its programs as District of Choice, and he doesn’t speak negatively about other districts. Fermin said the district is smart to use social media heavily to show off what’s happening in its schools, and banners go up at the start of the sign-up period.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible reasons for so little participation\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Charter schools are by far the largest public school choice program in California. The more than 1,200 charter schools served 685,553 students in 2022–23 — 11.7% of statewide enrollment, compared with about 2% through interdistrict transfers and 0.02% through District of Choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Legislature passed laws permitting charter schools in 1992 and the District of Choice a year later; both were viewed as strategies to counter a school voucher initiative that would have provided public funding for private school tuition, according to the LAO’s analysis. Voters trounced the voucher initiative, which drew only 30% support in the 1993 vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why so few districts have participated in the program is a matter of conjecture. The five-year reauthorization periods raised the risk for districts and parents that their participation might be cut short. Ken Kapphahn, principal fiscal and policy analyst for the LAO who did the evaluation, said some districts are able to receive as many interested transfer students as they want through the interdistrict permit process, under which they can set academic and behavior conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some districts would involve long drives to get to, while others assume they don’t have special offerings to lure lots of students, he said. And it’s his impression, he said, that many districts still don’t know the program exists; the California Department of Education does not promote it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newman said the program has entrepreneurial potential that many superintendents have yet to recognize. The ability to draw students from nearby districts could inspire “a high level of innovation” that best serves students’ interests, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former President of the State Board of Education Mike Kirst, who said he supports making the program permanent, suggested another reason: It could be that district superintendents consider District of Choice a violation of an unwritten education commandment, Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s enrollment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a professional norm that you don’t try to ‘poach’ students from other districts,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/public-school-choice-exists-in-california-but-few-districts-offer-it/709533\">\u003cem>This story originally appeared in EdSource.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11982653/public-school-choice-exists-in-california-but-few-districts-offer-it","authors":["byline_news_11982653"],"categories":["news_18540","news_8"],"tags":["news_33597","news_20013"],"featImg":"news_11982654","label":"source_news_11982653"},"news_11982354":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11982354","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11982354","score":null,"sort":[1712689226000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"student-workers-file-to-unionize-at-uc-law-san-francisco","title":"Student Workers File to Unionize at UC Law San Francisco","publishDate":1712689226,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Student Workers File to Unionize at UC Law San Francisco | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>A group of approximately 200 graduate student workers at UC Law San Francisco on Tuesday filed to form a union, according to organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new collective bargaining unit, called \u003ca href=\"https://uaw2865.org/uclsf/\">United Legal Educators\u003c/a>, comes as undergraduate and graduate workers have won collective bargaining rights across the state and country in recent years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been hard for an isolated law school to come together for student workers and get a unified voice. But, luckily, there’s been a lot of effort in this unionization space,” said Stephen Cosenza, a legal research and writing teaching assistant at UC Law San Francisco. “We saw what was happening at other UCs and felt that momentum on our own campus and ran with it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers with United Legal Educators submitted paperwork with the California Public Employment Relations Board on Tuesday asking the state agency to officially recognize the union, which will represent library workers, admissions workers, teaching assistants, researchers and other student employees at the law school formerly called UC Hastings. Next, state and school officials must verify and recognize the union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Graduate students organizing for better bargaining power at the law school said the two big issues they hope a union will help them address are resolving pay discrepancies and better responding to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11949802/uc-law-sf-students-say-complaints-of-racism-and-discrimination-on-campus-were-dismissed\">reports of discrimination\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11949802]Organizers like Cosenza cite higher pay at UC Berkeley’s graduate law school, where graduate student workers are represented by UAW 4811.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m getting paid like $4 an hour. And we provide such an essential function,” Cosenza said. “We’re just trying to get something that is more equitable, you know, ideally at least on par with minimum wage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Law SF student workers are seeking to be recognized as a new bargaining unit with United Auto Workers, which currently represents more than 36,000 teaching assistants, as well as graduate student instructors, researchers and readers across the University of California system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They will join tens of thousands of student workers across the country. In 2023 alone, 30 new student-worker collective bargaining units formed across the country, more than any year in the last decade, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://slu.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Union-Density-2023.pdf\">2023 study\u003c/a> from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s thrilling to see over 70% of student workers come together to raise the standards at UC Law SF,” said Mike Miller, director of UAW Region 6, in a press statement. “As these workers join 15,000 other UAW academic workers in the Bay Area and thousands more across the country, they are more than ready to negotiate a strong first contract.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The largest strike in the history of U.S. higher education took place in 2022, when around \u003ca href=\"https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/11/15/48000-u-california-student-workers-researchers-strike\">48,000 student workers, researchers, postdoctoral scholars and more walked out of the University of California’s 10 campuses\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re excited to be joining a movement of academic workers forming unions across the country,” said Mikaela Gareeb, a legal research and writing teaching assistant at UC Law SF. “Many of us like our jobs because they give us an opportunity to help our peers build their skills; however, we deserve to be fairly compensated for the work that we put in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement emailed to KQED, a spokesperson for UC Law SF said the institution supports student workers’ rights to unionize under the law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“UC Law SF supports employees’ rights to decide whether or not they think union representation would be beneficial for them,” said John Kepley Chief Communications Officer for UC Law SF. “We have nothing further to add at this time and will engage with the process set forth by [the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The move comes as undergraduate and graduate workers have won collective bargaining rights across the country in recent years.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1712698963,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":17,"wordCount":644},"headData":{"title":"Student Workers File to Unionize at UC Law San Francisco | KQED","description":"The move comes as undergraduate and graduate workers have won collective bargaining rights across the country in recent years.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Student Workers File to Unionize at UC Law San Francisco","datePublished":"2024-04-09T19:00:26.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-09T21:42:43.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11982354/student-workers-file-to-unionize-at-uc-law-san-francisco","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A group of approximately 200 graduate student workers at UC Law San Francisco on Tuesday filed to form a union, according to organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new collective bargaining unit, called \u003ca href=\"https://uaw2865.org/uclsf/\">United Legal Educators\u003c/a>, comes as undergraduate and graduate workers have won collective bargaining rights across the state and country in recent years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been hard for an isolated law school to come together for student workers and get a unified voice. But, luckily, there’s been a lot of effort in this unionization space,” said Stephen Cosenza, a legal research and writing teaching assistant at UC Law San Francisco. “We saw what was happening at other UCs and felt that momentum on our own campus and ran with it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers with United Legal Educators submitted paperwork with the California Public Employment Relations Board on Tuesday asking the state agency to officially recognize the union, which will represent library workers, admissions workers, teaching assistants, researchers and other student employees at the law school formerly called UC Hastings. Next, state and school officials must verify and recognize the union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Graduate students organizing for better bargaining power at the law school said the two big issues they hope a union will help them address are resolving pay discrepancies and better responding to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11949802/uc-law-sf-students-say-complaints-of-racism-and-discrimination-on-campus-were-dismissed\">reports of discrimination\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11949802","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Organizers like Cosenza cite higher pay at UC Berkeley’s graduate law school, where graduate student workers are represented by UAW 4811.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m getting paid like $4 an hour. And we provide such an essential function,” Cosenza said. “We’re just trying to get something that is more equitable, you know, ideally at least on par with minimum wage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Law SF student workers are seeking to be recognized as a new bargaining unit with United Auto Workers, which currently represents more than 36,000 teaching assistants, as well as graduate student instructors, researchers and readers across the University of California system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They will join tens of thousands of student workers across the country. In 2023 alone, 30 new student-worker collective bargaining units formed across the country, more than any year in the last decade, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://slu.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Union-Density-2023.pdf\">2023 study\u003c/a> from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s thrilling to see over 70% of student workers come together to raise the standards at UC Law SF,” said Mike Miller, director of UAW Region 6, in a press statement. “As these workers join 15,000 other UAW academic workers in the Bay Area and thousands more across the country, they are more than ready to negotiate a strong first contract.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The largest strike in the history of U.S. higher education took place in 2022, when around \u003ca href=\"https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/11/15/48000-u-california-student-workers-researchers-strike\">48,000 student workers, researchers, postdoctoral scholars and more walked out of the University of California’s 10 campuses\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re excited to be joining a movement of academic workers forming unions across the country,” said Mikaela Gareeb, a legal research and writing teaching assistant at UC Law SF. “Many of us like our jobs because they give us an opportunity to help our peers build their skills; however, we deserve to be fairly compensated for the work that we put in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement emailed to KQED, a spokesperson for UC Law SF said the institution supports student workers’ rights to unionize under the law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“UC Law SF supports employees’ rights to decide whether or not they think union representation would be beneficial for them,” said John Kepley Chief Communications Officer for UC Law SF. “We have nothing further to add at this time and will engage with the process set forth by [the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11982354/student-workers-file-to-unionize-at-uc-law-san-francisco","authors":["11840"],"categories":["news_18540","news_8"],"tags":["news_20013","news_19904","news_38","news_32743","news_794"],"featImg":"news_11982310","label":"news"},"news_11982196":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11982196","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11982196","score":null,"sort":[1712536252000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"california-teachers-union-opposes-bill-mandating-science-of-reading-in-schools","title":"California Teachers Union Opposes Bill Mandating 'Science of Reading' in Schools","publishDate":1712536252,"format":"standard","headTitle":"California Teachers Union Opposes Bill Mandating ‘Science of Reading’ in Schools | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>California’s largest teachers union has moved to put the brakes on legislation that mandates instruction, known as the “science of reading,” that spotlights phonics to teach children to read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move by the politically powerful California Teachers Association (CTA) puts the fate of Assembly Bill 2222 in question as supporters insist that there is room to negotiate changes that will bring opponents together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CTA’s complaints include some recently voiced by some advocacy organizations for English learners and bilingual education that \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/english-learner-advocates-oppose-science-of-reading-bill/707178\">oppose the bill\u003c/a> and have refused to negotiate any changes to make the bill more acceptable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Yolie Flores, president, Families in Schools\"]‘It’s not the only thing that teachers will need to do and to adhere to, but it’s sort of the basic foundational knowledge of how children’s brains work in order to learn to read.’[/pullquote]The teachers union put its opposition to \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AB 2222\u003c/a> in writing in a lengthy letter to Assembly Education Committee Chairman Al Muratsuchi last week. The committee is expected to hear the bill, introduced in February, later this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://edsource.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EarllyLit-AB2222-CTA-no-032824.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The letter \u003c/a>includes a checklist of complaints including that the proposed legislation would duplicate and potentially undermine current literacy initiatives, would not meet the needs of English learner students and cuts teachers out of the decision-making process, especially when it comes to curriculum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Educators are best equipped to make school and classroom decisions to ensure student success,” the letter said. “Limiting instructional approaches undermines teachers’ professional autonomy and may impede their effectiveness in the classroom.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marshall Tuck, CEO of EdVoice, an advocacy nonprofit co-sponsoring the bill, said he was surprised that CTA would oppose legislation that would ensure all teachers are trained to use the latest brain research to teach children how to read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, a lot of folks in the field haven’t actually been trained on that, and a lot of the instruction materials in classrooms today don’t align with that,” Tuck said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuck said CTA appears to misunderstand the body of evidence-based research known as the science of reading. It “is not a curriculum and is not a program or a one-size-fits-all approach,” he said. “It will give teachers a foundational understanding of how children learn to read. Teachers will still have a lot of room locally to decide which instructional moves to make on any given day for any given children. So, you’ll still have significant differentiation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A nationwide push\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California’s push to adopt the science of reading approach to early literacy is in sync with \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-science-of-reading-in-2024-5-state-initiatives-to-watch/2024/01#:~:text=These%20actions%20join%20a%20mounting,to%20evidence%2Dbased%20reading%20instruction.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">37 states \u003c/a>and some cities, such as New York City, that have passed similar legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11972684,mindshift_63241,news_11969236\" label=\"Related Stories\"]States nationwide are rejecting balanced literacy as failing to effectively teach children how to read, since it trains children to use pictures to recognize words on sight, also known as three-cueing. The new method would teach children to decode words by sounding them out, a process known as phonics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although phonics, the ability to connect letters to sounds, has drawn the most attention, the science of reading focuses on four other pillars of literacy instruction: phonemic awareness, identifying distinct units of sounds; vocabulary; comprehension; and fluency. It is based on research on how the \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2023/why-theres-more-to-the-science-of-reading-than-phonics/695976\">brain connects \u003c/a>letters with sounds when learning to read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with mandating the science of reading approach to instruction, AB 2222 would require that all TK to fifth-grade teachers, literacy coaches and specialists take a 30-hour-minimum course in reading instruction by 2028. School districts and charter schools would purchase textbooks from an approved list endorsed by the State Board of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation goes against the state policy of local control that gives school districts authority to select curriculum and teaching methods as long as they meet state academic standards. Currently, the state encourages, but does not mandate, districts to incorporate instruction in the science of reading in the early grades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a big bill,” said Yolie Flores, president of Families in Schools, a co-sponsor. “We’re very proud that it’s a big bill because that means it is truly consequential in the best way possible for children. It’s not a sort of tweak around the edges kind though, it’s the kind of bill that really brings transformation. So we are hoping that the Legislature sees beyond the sort of typical pushback and resistance, and in the end, I think, teachers will see that this was a huge benefit for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Seeking compromise\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The bill’s author, Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) said she took CTA’s seven-page letter not as an outright rejection but as an opportunity for negotiations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m glad they sent this letter,” she said. “They outline their objections and the reasons why, and that’s something I can work with. It’s not a flat, ‘No, we don’t want you to do it.’ They gave me specific items that I can look at and have a conversation about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said that Assemblymember Muratsuchi asked her to work with the CTA on a compromise. She is also meeting with consultants for Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) “to look at the big picture,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Flores says the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/legislative-analyst-update-projects-bigger-funding-drop-for-schools-community-colleges/706457\">budget problems\u003c/a>, with predictions of no money for new programs, may be a bigger hurdle to getting the bill passed than the CTA opposition. The cost of paying for the required professional development for teachers would total $200 million to $300 million, she said. Because it is a mandate, the state would be required to repay districts for the cost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is a drop in the bucket for something so transformational, so consequential,” Flores said. “I hope that the Legislature really comes to that realization. We’re in a budget deficit, but our budget is a statement of priorities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates say that it is imperative that California mandate instruction in the science of reading. In 2023, just 43% of California third graders met the academic standards on the state’s standardized test in 2023. Only 27.2% of Black students, 32% of Latino students and 35% of lower-income children were reading at grade level, compared with 57.5% of white, 69% of Asian and 66% of non-low-income students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s foundational,” Flores said. “It’s not the only thing teachers need to know. It’s not the only thing that teachers will need to do and to adhere to, but it’s sort of the basic foundational knowledge of how children’s brains work in order to learn to read.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill would sunset in 2028 when all teachers are required to have completed training. Beginning in July, all teacher preparation programs would be required to teach future educators to base literacy instruction on the science of reading.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Needs of English learners\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The CTA and other critics of AB 2222 charge that it ignores the need of English learners for oral language skills, vocabulary and comparison between their home languages and English, which they need in order to learn how to read.\u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2023/california-lags-behind-other-states-in-bilingual-education-for-english-learners/701270\"> Four out of 10 students\u003c/a> in California start school as English learners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuck disputes this. “We actually emphasize oral language development,” he said. “This would be the first statute that would say when instructional materials are adopted, and when teachers are trained in the science of reading, they must include a focus on English learners and oral language development.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Representatives from Californians Together, an advocacy organization for English learners and bilingual education, applauded the CTA’s opposition to the bill. They oppose the bill, rather than suggest amendments, because they disagree with its overall approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We just don’t think this is the right bill to address literacy needs,” said Executive Director Martha Hernandez. “It’s very restrictive. We know that mandates don’t work. It lacks a robust, comprehensive approach for multilingual learners.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, Californians Together and the California Association for Bilingual Education have both said they would prefer California fund the training of teachers and full implementation of the \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/cf/documents/elaeldfwintro.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The framework was adopted in 2014 and encourages, but does not mandate, explicit instruction in foundational skills and oral language development for English learners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Language Teachers Association has requested the bill be amended to include information about teaching literacy in languages not based on the English alphabet, such as Japanese, Chinese or Arabic, according to Executive Director Liz Matchett. However, the organization has not yet taken a position on the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I agree that we want to support all children to be able to read. If they can’t read, they can’t participate in education, which is the one way that is proven to change people’s circumstances,” said Matchett, who teaches Spanish at Gunn High School in Palo Alto. “There’s nothing to oppose about that. I’m still a classroom teacher, and all the time, you get kids in high school who can’t read.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://west.edtrust.org/press-release/statement-on-ab-2222-rubio-early-literacy-science-of-reading/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Education Trust-West\u003c/a> urges changes in the bill to center the needs of “multilingual learners” — children who speak languages other than English at home — and to include more oversight and fewer mandates, such as those that may discourage new teachers from entering the profession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If our recommended amendments were to be accepted, EdTrust-West would support it as a much-needed solution to California’s acute literacy crisis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Claude Goldenberg, professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, said “it was disappointing” to see CTA’s opposition, particularly because the union did not suggest amendments. He said he had met with representatives from CTA and urged them to identify what could be changed in the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a recent\u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/english-learners-too-would-benefit-from-fixing-how-we-teach-reading-in-california-this-bill-is-a-good-start/708799\"> EdSource commentary\u003c/a>, Goldenberg urged opponents to “do the right thing for all students. AB 2222’s introduction is an important step forward on the road to universal literacy in California. We must get it on the right track and take it across the finish line.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Referring to the CTA’s opposition, Goldenberg said, “Obviously my urgings fell flat. They identified why they’re opposing, but there’s no indication of any possible re-evaluation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/english-learners-too-would-benefit-from-fixing-how-we-teach-reading-in-california-this-bill-is-a-good-start/708799\">Goldenberg\u003c/a>, who served on the National Literacy Panel, which synthesized research on literacy development among children who speak languages other than English, has called on the bill’s authors to amend it to include a more comprehensive definition of the “science of reading” and include more information about teaching students to read in English as a second language and in their home languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CTA has \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/cta-sponsored-legislation-would-remove-one-of-states-last-required-tests-for-teachers/706391\">changed its position\u003c/a> on bills related to literacy instruction in the last two years. It had originally supported \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/cta-sponsored-legislation-would-remove-one-of-states-last-required-tests-for-teachers/706391\">Senate Bill 488\u003c/a>, which passed in 2022. The legislation requires a literacy performance assessment for teachers and oversight of literacy instruction in teacher preparation. The union is now in support of a bill that would do away with both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The change of course was attributed to a survey of 1,300 CTA members, who said the assessment caused stress, took away time that could have been used to collaborate with mentors and for teaching, and did not prepare them to meet the needs of students, according to Leslie Littman, vice president of the union, in a prior interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Veteran political observer Dan Schnur said he’s not surprised CTA would oppose the bill since some of its political allies are against it; the question is how important CTA considers the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If it becomes a pitched battle, CTA will have to decide whether it is one of its highest priorities in this session,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom hasn’t indicated his position yet, but Schnur, the press secretary for former Gov. Pete Wilson, who teaches political communications at UC Berkeley and USC, said, “This is not the type of fight Newsom needs or wants right now. If he has strong feelings, it’s hard to see him going to war for or against.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/bill-to-mandate-science-of-reading-in-california-schools-faces-teachers-union-opposition/709193\">\u003cem>This story was originally published in EdSource.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"California’s largest teachers union has moved to put the brakes on legislation that mandates instruction, known as the 'science of reading,' that spotlights phonics to teach children to read.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1712597059,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":45,"wordCount":2128},"headData":{"title":"California Teachers Union Opposes Bill Mandating 'Science of Reading' in Schools | KQED","description":"California’s largest teachers union has moved to put the brakes on legislation that mandates instruction, known as the 'science of reading,' that spotlights phonics to teach children to read.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"California Teachers Union Opposes Bill Mandating 'Science of Reading' in Schools","datePublished":"2024-04-08T00:30:52.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-08T17:24:19.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"source":"EdSource","sourceUrl":"https://edsource.org/","sticky":false,"nprByline":"\u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/author/dlambert\">Diana Lambert\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/author/jfensterwald\">John Fensterwald\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/author/zstavely\">Zaidee Stavely\u003c/a>","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11982196/california-teachers-union-opposes-bill-mandating-science-of-reading-in-schools","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>California’s largest teachers union has moved to put the brakes on legislation that mandates instruction, known as the “science of reading,” that spotlights phonics to teach children to read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move by the politically powerful California Teachers Association (CTA) puts the fate of Assembly Bill 2222 in question as supporters insist that there is room to negotiate changes that will bring opponents together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CTA’s complaints include some recently voiced by some advocacy organizations for English learners and bilingual education that \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/english-learner-advocates-oppose-science-of-reading-bill/707178\">oppose the bill\u003c/a> and have refused to negotiate any changes to make the bill more acceptable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘It’s not the only thing that teachers will need to do and to adhere to, but it’s sort of the basic foundational knowledge of how children’s brains work in order to learn to read.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Yolie Flores, president, Families in Schools","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The teachers union put its opposition to \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AB 2222\u003c/a> in writing in a lengthy letter to Assembly Education Committee Chairman Al Muratsuchi last week. The committee is expected to hear the bill, introduced in February, later this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://edsource.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EarllyLit-AB2222-CTA-no-032824.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The letter \u003c/a>includes a checklist of complaints including that the proposed legislation would duplicate and potentially undermine current literacy initiatives, would not meet the needs of English learner students and cuts teachers out of the decision-making process, especially when it comes to curriculum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Educators are best equipped to make school and classroom decisions to ensure student success,” the letter said. “Limiting instructional approaches undermines teachers’ professional autonomy and may impede their effectiveness in the classroom.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marshall Tuck, CEO of EdVoice, an advocacy nonprofit co-sponsoring the bill, said he was surprised that CTA would oppose legislation that would ensure all teachers are trained to use the latest brain research to teach children how to read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, a lot of folks in the field haven’t actually been trained on that, and a lot of the instruction materials in classrooms today don’t align with that,” Tuck said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuck said CTA appears to misunderstand the body of evidence-based research known as the science of reading. It “is not a curriculum and is not a program or a one-size-fits-all approach,” he said. “It will give teachers a foundational understanding of how children learn to read. Teachers will still have a lot of room locally to decide which instructional moves to make on any given day for any given children. So, you’ll still have significant differentiation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A nationwide push\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California’s push to adopt the science of reading approach to early literacy is in sync with \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-science-of-reading-in-2024-5-state-initiatives-to-watch/2024/01#:~:text=These%20actions%20join%20a%20mounting,to%20evidence%2Dbased%20reading%20instruction.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">37 states \u003c/a>and some cities, such as New York City, that have passed similar legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11972684,mindshift_63241,news_11969236","label":"Related Stories "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>States nationwide are rejecting balanced literacy as failing to effectively teach children how to read, since it trains children to use pictures to recognize words on sight, also known as three-cueing. The new method would teach children to decode words by sounding them out, a process known as phonics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although phonics, the ability to connect letters to sounds, has drawn the most attention, the science of reading focuses on four other pillars of literacy instruction: phonemic awareness, identifying distinct units of sounds; vocabulary; comprehension; and fluency. It is based on research on how the \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2023/why-theres-more-to-the-science-of-reading-than-phonics/695976\">brain connects \u003c/a>letters with sounds when learning to read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with mandating the science of reading approach to instruction, AB 2222 would require that all TK to fifth-grade teachers, literacy coaches and specialists take a 30-hour-minimum course in reading instruction by 2028. School districts and charter schools would purchase textbooks from an approved list endorsed by the State Board of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation goes against the state policy of local control that gives school districts authority to select curriculum and teaching methods as long as they meet state academic standards. Currently, the state encourages, but does not mandate, districts to incorporate instruction in the science of reading in the early grades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a big bill,” said Yolie Flores, president of Families in Schools, a co-sponsor. “We’re very proud that it’s a big bill because that means it is truly consequential in the best way possible for children. It’s not a sort of tweak around the edges kind though, it’s the kind of bill that really brings transformation. So we are hoping that the Legislature sees beyond the sort of typical pushback and resistance, and in the end, I think, teachers will see that this was a huge benefit for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Seeking compromise\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The bill’s author, Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) said she took CTA’s seven-page letter not as an outright rejection but as an opportunity for negotiations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m glad they sent this letter,” she said. “They outline their objections and the reasons why, and that’s something I can work with. It’s not a flat, ‘No, we don’t want you to do it.’ They gave me specific items that I can look at and have a conversation about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said that Assemblymember Muratsuchi asked her to work with the CTA on a compromise. She is also meeting with consultants for Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) “to look at the big picture,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Flores says the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/legislative-analyst-update-projects-bigger-funding-drop-for-schools-community-colleges/706457\">budget problems\u003c/a>, with predictions of no money for new programs, may be a bigger hurdle to getting the bill passed than the CTA opposition. The cost of paying for the required professional development for teachers would total $200 million to $300 million, she said. Because it is a mandate, the state would be required to repay districts for the cost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is a drop in the bucket for something so transformational, so consequential,” Flores said. “I hope that the Legislature really comes to that realization. We’re in a budget deficit, but our budget is a statement of priorities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates say that it is imperative that California mandate instruction in the science of reading. In 2023, just 43% of California third graders met the academic standards on the state’s standardized test in 2023. Only 27.2% of Black students, 32% of Latino students and 35% of lower-income children were reading at grade level, compared with 57.5% of white, 69% of Asian and 66% of non-low-income students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s foundational,” Flores said. “It’s not the only thing teachers need to know. It’s not the only thing that teachers will need to do and to adhere to, but it’s sort of the basic foundational knowledge of how children’s brains work in order to learn to read.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill would sunset in 2028 when all teachers are required to have completed training. Beginning in July, all teacher preparation programs would be required to teach future educators to base literacy instruction on the science of reading.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Needs of English learners\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The CTA and other critics of AB 2222 charge that it ignores the need of English learners for oral language skills, vocabulary and comparison between their home languages and English, which they need in order to learn how to read.\u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2023/california-lags-behind-other-states-in-bilingual-education-for-english-learners/701270\"> Four out of 10 students\u003c/a> in California start school as English learners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuck disputes this. “We actually emphasize oral language development,” he said. “This would be the first statute that would say when instructional materials are adopted, and when teachers are trained in the science of reading, they must include a focus on English learners and oral language development.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Representatives from Californians Together, an advocacy organization for English learners and bilingual education, applauded the CTA’s opposition to the bill. They oppose the bill, rather than suggest amendments, because they disagree with its overall approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We just don’t think this is the right bill to address literacy needs,” said Executive Director Martha Hernandez. “It’s very restrictive. We know that mandates don’t work. It lacks a robust, comprehensive approach for multilingual learners.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, Californians Together and the California Association for Bilingual Education have both said they would prefer California fund the training of teachers and full implementation of the \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/cf/documents/elaeldfwintro.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The framework was adopted in 2014 and encourages, but does not mandate, explicit instruction in foundational skills and oral language development for English learners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Language Teachers Association has requested the bill be amended to include information about teaching literacy in languages not based on the English alphabet, such as Japanese, Chinese or Arabic, according to Executive Director Liz Matchett. However, the organization has not yet taken a position on the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I agree that we want to support all children to be able to read. If they can’t read, they can’t participate in education, which is the one way that is proven to change people’s circumstances,” said Matchett, who teaches Spanish at Gunn High School in Palo Alto. “There’s nothing to oppose about that. I’m still a classroom teacher, and all the time, you get kids in high school who can’t read.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://west.edtrust.org/press-release/statement-on-ab-2222-rubio-early-literacy-science-of-reading/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Education Trust-West\u003c/a> urges changes in the bill to center the needs of “multilingual learners” — children who speak languages other than English at home — and to include more oversight and fewer mandates, such as those that may discourage new teachers from entering the profession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If our recommended amendments were to be accepted, EdTrust-West would support it as a much-needed solution to California’s acute literacy crisis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Claude Goldenberg, professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, said “it was disappointing” to see CTA’s opposition, particularly because the union did not suggest amendments. He said he had met with representatives from CTA and urged them to identify what could be changed in the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a recent\u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/english-learners-too-would-benefit-from-fixing-how-we-teach-reading-in-california-this-bill-is-a-good-start/708799\"> EdSource commentary\u003c/a>, Goldenberg urged opponents to “do the right thing for all students. AB 2222’s introduction is an important step forward on the road to universal literacy in California. We must get it on the right track and take it across the finish line.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Referring to the CTA’s opposition, Goldenberg said, “Obviously my urgings fell flat. They identified why they’re opposing, but there’s no indication of any possible re-evaluation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/english-learners-too-would-benefit-from-fixing-how-we-teach-reading-in-california-this-bill-is-a-good-start/708799\">Goldenberg\u003c/a>, who served on the National Literacy Panel, which synthesized research on literacy development among children who speak languages other than English, has called on the bill’s authors to amend it to include a more comprehensive definition of the “science of reading” and include more information about teaching students to read in English as a second language and in their home languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CTA has \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/cta-sponsored-legislation-would-remove-one-of-states-last-required-tests-for-teachers/706391\">changed its position\u003c/a> on bills related to literacy instruction in the last two years. It had originally supported \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2024/cta-sponsored-legislation-would-remove-one-of-states-last-required-tests-for-teachers/706391\">Senate Bill 488\u003c/a>, which passed in 2022. The legislation requires a literacy performance assessment for teachers and oversight of literacy instruction in teacher preparation. The union is now in support of a bill that would do away with both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The change of course was attributed to a survey of 1,300 CTA members, who said the assessment caused stress, took away time that could have been used to collaborate with mentors and for teaching, and did not prepare them to meet the needs of students, according to Leslie Littman, vice president of the union, in a prior interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Veteran political observer Dan Schnur said he’s not surprised CTA would oppose the bill since some of its political allies are against it; the question is how important CTA considers the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If it becomes a pitched battle, CTA will have to decide whether it is one of its highest priorities in this session,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom hasn’t indicated his position yet, but Schnur, the press secretary for former Gov. 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