Kate Sequeira
Audience Engagement Editor, Early Childhood Education at Los Angeles Times
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3 weeks ago |
latimes.com | Jenny Gold |Kate Sequeira
To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to sound out the word “bee.” They’re learning the long “e” sound, blending words such as “Pete” and “cheek” — words that they’ll soon be able to read in this lesson’s accompanying book. Celestial was teaching something new for Long Beach Unified: phonics. “It’s pretty cool to watch,” she said.
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1 month ago |
latimes.com | Daniel Miller |Kate Sequeira
As thousands of families poured into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the University of Southern California’s main-stage commencement on Thursday night, the scene had the feel of the usual collegiate event held there: a football game. “Churros! Water!” vendors called out as they picked their way past seated guests, some of them clutching pom-poms. Then the USC fight song began to play as night fell — and the Olympic Torch towering over the Coliseum ignited to cheers.
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2 months ago |
latimes.com | Kate Sequeira
Viviana Banuelos, teacher, center, plays with a child in the Early Head Start program at Pacific Clinics Head Start in Pasadena on April 18. The American Civil Liberties Union, on behalf of six early childhood organizations, including one in California, sued the Trump administration Monday to halt the dismantling of Head Start and restore cuts to the program, alleging that the actions required congressional approval.
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2 months ago |
latimes.com | Jenny Gold |Kate Sequeira
Since President Trump took office in January, Head Start centers have been unnerved by an escalating series of threats, including, most recently, total annihilation. An end to the historic federal early childhood program would leave about 800,000 low-income children across the U.S. without access to child care, medical screenings, and nutritious food — including about 80,000 children from birth to age 5 in California.
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Feb 6, 2025 |
latimes.com | Kate Sequeira
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For decades, the Head Start child-care program has had support from both Democrats and Republicans. But with a stark political divide and drastic cost reduction efforts, it is unclear how many Republicans in Congress will support its continuation. https://t.co/mMqJuAHhgk
RT @firstfiveyears: Head Start has long had bipartisan support in Congress. Now is the time for members on both sides of the aisle to stand…
RT @_hamilton_matt: Nice story from @kate_seq & @jaweedkaleem on pop-up camps after wildfires and other disasters