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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3 weeks ago |
elpopularnews.com | Lasherica Thornton
El campeonato de atletismo de California se centró en el centro de atención nacionalPor Lasherica Thornton / EdSourceConclusiones principales:La atleta transgénero AB Hernandez no se inmutó en medio de la controversia y las protestas por su participación en deportes femeninos. Según las reglas revisadas para el campeonato, compartió dos medallas de primer lugar y una medalla de segundo lugar con competidoras cisgénero.
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3 weeks ago |
capradio.org | Lasherica Thornton
By Lasherica Thornton, EdSourceA lone boo. A jeering yell of “That’s a boy.” Rhythmic clapping cheering on her and others. A scream of “let’s go” from the crowd. A nation watching. Unrattled by the controversy around her participation in girls track and field events, AB Hernandez, an openly transgender student-athlete, achieved two first-place victories and a second-place win in the state championship on Saturday.
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3 weeks ago |
edsource.org | Lasherica Thornton
News Brief Monday, June 2, 2025 — 8:08 am A proposed change would grant some relief to school districts and charters penalized for not complying with the average class size requirement for transitional kindergarten (TK), a grade level prior to kindergarten that has been expanding to include all 4-year-olds by next school year. To offer high-quality instruction through TK, California passed legislation placing requirements on the grade with fiscal penalties for noncompliance.
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3 weeks ago |
edsource.org | Lasherica Thornton
Flanked by fourth-place winner Ellie McCuskey-Hay, left, and first-place winner Loren Webster, right, second-place winners AB Hernandez, center right, and Brooke White share the podium during a medal ceremony for the long jump at the California high school track-and-field championships in Clovis. Credit: AP Photo / Jae C. Hong Top TakeawaysTransgender athlete AB Hernandez was unflustered amid controversy and protest over her participation in girls’ sports.
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1 month ago |
stocktonia.org | Lasherica Thornton
The doors of the Golden 1 Credit Union remained ajar on April 5 as elementary-aged kids played games or had their faces painted outside while families inside circled the display tables featuring material from the bank and CalKIDS. The event was to encourage families to open a youth education savings account as well as learn about and claim at least $500 in free scholarship money already sitting in a state-funded account.
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Transgender athlete wins and shares @CIFState high school track honors due to temporary rule changes, still leaving questions and concerns about what's next for transgender participation in athletics. https://t.co/k9jzdLFALV via @edsource
As an example, school districts and charters could go from having penalties based on 25 transitional kindergarten students to one TK student. https://t.co/IDGARQXHWx via @edsource
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