Karen D'Souza

3 weeks ago | localnewsmatters.org | Karen D'Souza

IN FOURTH GRADE, Nico Lee dressed up as Miss Hannigan, the heartless head of the orphanage in the classic Broadway musical “Annie,” for Halloween. He put together such a fabulous costume, bedecked in a dress, lipstick and a messy bun, that his mother worried her son might get teased. But she was also proud that he had no qualms about being playful about gender.

1 month ago | edsource.org | Karen D'Souza

Future filmmakers brainstorming ideas at Berkeley High. Credit: Courtesy of Allison GamlenIn fourth grade, Nico Lee dressed up as Miss Hannigan, the heartless head of the orphanage in the classic Broadway musical “Annie,” for Halloween. He put together such a fabulous costume, bedecked in a dress, lipstick and a messy bun, that his mother worried her son might get teased. But she was also proud that he had no qualms about being playful about gender.

1 month ago | edsource.org | Karen D'Souza

Los músicos estudiantiles dan un concierto para el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Pasadena. Crédito: Pasadena Unified School District This article is also available in English. Read in English. Una familia de Altadena con cuatro niños pequeños fue despertada en medio de la noche por la orden de evacuación urgente de un bombero. Huyeron de su casa con poco más que la pijama que llevaban puesta. La hija menor, violinista, dejó atrás su instrumento.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Karen D'Souza

Nearly 50,000 Student Loan Forgiveness Applications Are ‘Pending,’ With No Clear End PointThe Trump administration last week revealed that nearly 50,000 applications for a key student loan forgiveness “buyback” program remain stuck in bureaucratic limbo, with no resolution in sight. Some borrowers have been waiting nearly a year for a decision. The new data was included in a Department …

1 month ago | laist.com | Karen D'Souza

Read on... to learn more about TK some roadblocks school districts might face this fall. Some background: Spearheaded by Gov. Gavin Newsom and Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, the roughly $3 billion program has been described by many experts as a game-changer for families in a state with about 2.6 million children under the age of 5. Many hope that increasing access to preschool may be one of the keys to closing the state’s ever-widening achievement gap.