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Demystifying the role of the school board director

eSchool News

Because the nature of their elected office is collaborative, school board directors are in constant communication with various audiences: families, taxpayers, district voters, students, legislators, local government leaders, and their peers in other districts or associations. The form this communication takes may vary by district.

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How Transparent is School Data When Parents Can’t Find or Understand it?

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When Mosi Zuberi learned that his 18-year-old son, Kaja, might not graduate from McClymonds High School in Oakland, he anguished over his parenting missteps, wondering where he had gone wrong. Parents also learn how to use that data to advocate for change at school board meetings and with high-power community officials. “I

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The Digital Divide 2.0: Navigating Digital Equity and Health Equity in Education

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Failure to do so will lead to further declines in health, democratic participation and productivity within our communities. Such awareness has also inspired a surge in federal, state and local governments discussing solutions and infrastructure upgrades. Growing Awareness Luckily, we don’t have to do this work alone.

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Steeply discounted overdose-reversal medicine now available to any Californian

Cal Matters

More than 6 million naloxone kits have been distributed to local governments and organizations since 2018, according to state data. Visit www.chcf.org to learn more. The rate of fentanyl-related overdose deaths began declining last year, according to state data. About 355,000 overdoses have been reversed.