With parents working from home and children attending school online, access to internet-enabled devices is more crucial than ever. As the coronavirus pandemic creates an increasingly uncertain future for schools, educators across the United States are scrambling to find ways to help kids stay connected to their virtual classrooms. And the gap in internet infrastructure […]
During the coronavirus pandemic, Learn4Life wanted to make sure that their teen mothers had necessities to support their families. Special thanks to local partners and community organizations for their generous donations: • UPS provided $5,000 to purchase diapers, wipes and formula for our parenting students • HelloBello provided 900 diapers (50 packs) • Baby2Baby provided […]
As the world has shifted from outings to innings, schools and families have found themselves navigating the new environment of distance learning. The Epoch Times contacted people involved with education in California, who shared their experiences with using distance learning for ongoing education during the pandemic. Amid the hardships and changes, people have found silver linings […]
In the 1920s, radio was an essential communications device—and it was free. In the 1950s, television became an important means of communication—and it was free. In 2020, why isn’t internet free when we need it to educate our children? It’s time for the FCC to step in. Broadband should always be free to students. ———————————————————————————————————- […]
Since the United Nations’ 2006 post-tsunami report, Key Propositions for Building Back Better, the phrase Build Back Better has become the mantra of post-disaster reconstruction. Not only can disasters be leveraged as opportunities for change and improvement, but the report recognizes the importance of having recovery efforts guided and led by those most affected. ———————————————————————————————————-COVID-19 HAS FORCED RADICAL CHANGES […]
Our world has changed… but our mission has not. Thanks to dedicated teachers, tutors and staff at Learn4Life, our students and their families have continued to receive wraparound support in more than just their education. Programs like Learn4Life HOPE have helped countless parenting-students acquire baby supplies they desperately need. Partnerships with food banks and many […]
“Build back better” has become the mantra of post-disaster reconstruction, since the United Nations’ 2006 report, “Key Propositions for Building Back Better.” It points out that disasters can be leveraged as opportunities for change and improvement. Education has been turned upside down in recent weeks, and I hope we never go back to the way […]
(via Los Angeles Times) By HOWARD BLUME, SONALI KOHLI APRIL 14, 2020 – 4:11 PM UPDATED 7:21 PM Although campuses are likely to reopen in the fall, the school day may unfold in starkly different ways, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday, suggesting staggered start times, “reconfigured” classrooms that allow for social distancing and some continuance of […]
After years of growth, the future of California’s charter sector is in doubt. With the passage of Assembly Bill 1505, which places numerous restrictions on the expansion and operation of charter schools in the Golden State, opponents of charters have claimed their biggest prize since the 2016 election when President Donald Trump’s education secretary, Betsy DeVos, replaced […]
By Kim Harris – November 22, 2019 “It was a warm sunny morning when Leslie Partida set out for Innovation High School at 39665 Avenida Acacias in Murrieta with her infant son David in tow. But Thursday, Nov. 14, wasn’t just any day for Partida, it was the day she would graduate with her […]