News
Entertainment
Science & Technology
Life
Culture & Art
Hobbies
News
Entertainment
Science & Technology
Culture & Art
Hobbies
10 | Follower
One of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s big post-pandemic initiatives is the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program; it provides money statewide for after-school and summer school enrichment for K-6 students. Louise Simson, superintendent of the 715-student Mark Twain Union Elementary School District in Calaveras County, said the program works well for urban and suburban districts but not for small rural districts like hers. She’d like to use... <span class="read-more"><a href="https://edsource.org/2025/why-the-state-should-bend-spending-rules-for-small-rural-school-districts/730334">read more</a></span>
From expanding mentorship, tutoring, and academic advising, to increasing access to financial counseling, to instituting early warning systems to identify and support struggling students, campuses are piloting a range of promising approaches to support student persistence and success.
Retired Superintendent Manny Barbara has patiently guided school closures in a half-dozen San Jose-area school districts. Alum Rock Union Elementary was the most ambitious involvement and, he promises, his last.