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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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Yet, after seeing data from the California School Dashboard and learning that close to one-fifth of McClymonds’ students were not graduating, he mentally shifted some accountability to the school, seeing a systemic failure to meet the needs of all students. She is hoping to see a change from state and local governments.

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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. The Naloxone Distribution Project and Access Initiative is part of the strategy to stop overdoses, which began spiking in 2019 as fentanyl , a highly potent synthetic opioid, infused the market.