Lasherica Thornton
Journalist at EdSource
Covering Central Valley education for @EdSource 👩🏾💻 Mother ♥️ ΔΣΘ 🐘 Alum @OleMissRebels 🗞️ Experience from @edlab_fresnobee, @JSunNews, & @PLCAReporters
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edsource.org | Amy DiPierro |Mallika Seshadri |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Lasherica Thornton
The Clovis Unified School District in Fresno County has received a $10 million state grant to raise student attendance and achievement, The Fresno Bee reported. The five-year grant to seven schools comes from the California Community Schools Partnership Program, and will also be used for professional development in early literacy for teachers and behavioral counseling for students, the newspaper reported.
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edsource.org | Amy DiPierro |Mallika Seshadri |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Lasherica Thornton
The question of whether or not the Oakland Unified School District board has fired Superintendent Kyla Trammell-Johnson depends on who is asked, KQED reported. While the board discussed Trammell-Johnson leaving the district at a Wednesday night closed-door meeting, board president Jennifer Brouhard reported to the public that no action had been taken, KQED reported.
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stocktonia.org | Lasherica Thornton
Despite decadeslong efforts through legislation, funding and advocacy, California’s schools still have not caught up with — and are falling further behind — three dozen other states in the percentage of high schools offering at least one computer science course. According to the national 2024 State of Computer Science report, 52% of high schools across California offered computer science in the 2023-24 school year.
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record-bee.com | Lasherica Thornton
In spite of statewide initiatives to increase access to and participation in computer science classes, California lags behind the national average of 60% and trails about three dozen other states in the percentage of high schools offering at least one computer science course. According to the national 2024 State of Computer Science report:52% of high schools across California offered computer science in the 2023-24 school year.
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edsource.org | Lasherica Thornton
Quiq Labs, a tech education company, has partnered with Fresno County to bring programs, such as robotics, web design, video editing, drone flying, videography and photography, to over two dozen school districts. Photo courtesy of Quiq Labs Top TakeawaysCollaboration between districts and community organizations, including to mentor teachers, is the key to expanding the pool of educators to teach computer science.
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UC faces federal threats on top of in-state pressures, but "having the right leader means that we will weather the storms more easily and that folks will have confidence that we won’t lose sight of all that’s essential in the university." https://t.co/UaM7atHcMu via @edsource
Here’s what advocates say districts and communities can — and should — do to increase student access and enrollment in computer science classes. https://t.co/3EDMXlAAJH via @edsource
Dozens of international students at California colleges had their visas terminated. The colleges enroll tens of thousands of international students and depend on the millions of dollars in tuition revenue they provide. https://t.co/UPW1EGCRt7 via @edsource