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Nov 3, 2024 | 
mendovoice.com | Sonya Christian |Sarah Stierch
This is an opinion piece. We value the diverse opinions of our readers and we welcome robust, wide-ranging thoughts and ideas on subjects relevant to Mendocino County. The following opinion is not representative of The Mendocino Voice, its publisher, editor or staff. Opinion letters can be sent to [email protected]. This opinion piece first appeared at EdSource here. With each passing year, we learn how a changing climate can affect our lives.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
edsource.org | Debra Duardo |Miguel Santana |Amy DiPierro |Sonya Christian
News Brief Friday November 1, 2024 11:05 am Students and faculty at Sacramento State protested Thursday against the new rules about when and how protests can occur on California State University campuses. The Sacramento Bee reported that students and faculty installed 300 signs highlighting social movements, with the title “Free Speech Doesn’t Need Permission” on the Library Quad.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
edsource.org | Sonya Christian
Courtesy: California Community Colleges Chancellor's OfficeWith each passing year, we learn how a changing climate can affect our lives. For most Californians, two things stand out: bigger, more destructive wildfires and long-term threats to our precious water supply. There are proven solutions to these challenges, enabling us to shift to prevention instead of simply responding to growing natural disasters fueled by climate change.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
edsource.org | Sonya Christian |Emily Hamill |Kelcie Lee |Louis Freedberg
News Brief Thursday October 31, 2024 10:22 am Oakland Unified’s school board will soon be considering another round of possible school closures, according to the San Francisco Chronicle and Oaklandside. District staff presented several options to the school board on Oct. 23 for balancing the 2025-26 budget and closing a $95 million deficit.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
edsource.org | Sonya Christian |Emily Hamill |Kelcie Lee |Louis Freedberg
News Brief Thursday October 31, 2024 10:32 am The California Department of Education issued new guidance this month for schools on how to protect student health during wildfires. The guidance is intended to help school districts, county offices of education and charter schools make decisions about whether to cancel classes or modify recess or other school activities when there is wildfire smoke.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
edsource.org | Sonya Christian |Emily Hamill |Kelcie Lee |Louis Freedberg
News Brief Thursday October 31, 2024 10:56 am New research reveals that many middle school students hit a “decoding threshold,” the 74 reported. More than 20% of students in fifth through seventh-grade trip over words they don’t recognize and can’t sound out. This obstacle keeps them from grasping the main idea of school reading assignments, according to a study released Wednesday from the Educational Testing Service and the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
desertsun.com | Sonya Christian
Sonya ChristianSpecial to EdSourceI was introduced to community colleges when I left my hometown, Kollam, in southern India, to attend graduate school as a foreign student in California. The idea of open access, that anyone, even older adults, could attend college was astonishing to me.
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Oct 17, 2023 | 
edsource.org | Sonya Christian
Students from Bakersfield College participate in an Intro to EV class. Students from Bakersfield College participate in an Intro to EV class. I was introduced to community colleges when I left my hometown, Kollam, in southern India, to attend graduate school as a foreign student in California. The idea of open access, that anyone, even older adults, could attend college was astonishing to me.
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Oct 11, 2023 | 
mexicobusinesstoday.com | Sonya Christian |Mark Sanchez
Christian is the chancellor of the California Community Colleges, former president of Bakersfield College and former chancellor of the Kern Community College District. She lives in Bakersfield. Sanchez is the president/superintendent of Southwestern College. He lives in Chula Vista. California is well-known for its bold and innovative policies that create equitable economic opportunities for all. This week, we will find out if it takes another such step when Gov.
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Oct 10, 2023 | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Sonya Christian |Mark Sanchez
Christian is the chancellor of the California Community Colleges, former president of Bakersfield College and former chancellor of the Kern Community College District. She lives in Bakersfield. Sanchez is the president/superintendent of Southwestern College. He lives in Chula Vista. California is well-known for its bold and innovative policies that create equitable economic opportunities for all. This week, we will find out if it takes another such step when Gov.
