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3 days ago | kqed.org | Peter Johnston |Nimah Gobir

FromChoice Words: How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning, 2nd edition by Peter Johnston © 2024 by Stenhouse Publishers. Reproduced with permission. By Peter JohnstonIt might already have occurred to you that children bring with them to school well-learned cultural narratives acquired in cooperatively retelling family stories from a very young age. These narratives hold models of the possible forms narratives can take, who is allowed to take which roles, and so forth.

4 days ago | kqed.org | Daisy Nguyen

Jun 23Failed to save articlePlease try againAttendees hold signs at the Day Without Childcare rally in front of the Federal Building in San José on May 12, 2025. Since 2019, the union representing some 60,000 workers who provide child care out of their homes made landmark gains. As they negotiate a new contract, the workers say they’re worried the state wants to cut back some benefits and delay a plan that would increase their wages.

5 days ago | kqed.org | Nisa Khan |Carly Severn

Jun 22Failed to save articlePlease try againMany cities and counties across the Bay Area are hosting their own film series in local parks and public spaces, which are generally free.  (iStock/Getty Images Plus)This summer, Bay Area movie lovers may already be feeling the absence of San Francisco’s Sundown Cinema, the annual open-air film series that was abruptly canceled last month.

6 days ago | kqed.org | Sarah Wright |Nisa Khan

Jun 21Failed to save articlePlease try againThe Yuba River on June 22, 2023. Make the most out of your river trip with these tips from local leaders and first responders.  (Cavan Images)There’s no better way to escape the summer heat than to head out to the Bay Area’s best swimming spots. But if you’re planning on taking a dip further afield in popular nearby rivers like the South Yuba River in Nevada County or the American River outside Sacramento, take extra caution this summer.

1 week ago | kqed.org | Scott Shafer |Marisa Lagos |Guy Marzorati

Scott ShaferMarisa LagosGuy MarzoratiJun 20Failed to save articlePlease try againFarm workers labor in the fields south of Bakersfield, in Kern County, California's breadbasket, on April 9, 2025. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)As immigration raids across the state disrupt workplaces and families, a new report describes the negative impact the federal raids and mass deportations could have on California’s economy.