Publications and Media

Hough, H. J. (2025, December). A Truce in the Accountability Wars. The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE). https://crpe.org/a-truce-in-the-accountability-wars/

Myung, J., & Hough, H. J. (2023, November). Why aren’t students showing up for school? Understanding the complexity behind rising rates of chronic absenteeism. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/why-arent-students-showing-school

Gee, K., Hough, H. J., & Chavez, B. (2023, March). Chronic absenteeism post-pandemic: Let’s not make this our “new normal”. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/chronic-absenteeism-post-pandemic

Hough, H. J. & Estrada-Miller, J. (2023, January). The COVID era has seen an exodus from California’s traditional public schools. This is why.  Sacramento Bee. https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article270723382.html

Hough, H. J., & Chavez, B. (2022, October). California test scores show the devastating impact of the pandemic on student learning. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/california-test-scores-show-devastating-impact-pandemic-student-learning

Myung, J., & Hough, H. J. (2021, June). Implementing a restorative restart by planning for the four Ts: Time, talent, training, and technology/materials. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/implementing-restorative-restart-planning-four-ts

Hough, H. J. (2021, April). COVID-19, the educational equity crisis, and the opportunity ahead. Brookings Institution. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/covid-19-the-educational-equity-crisis-and-the-opportunity-ahead/

Pier, L., Hough, H. J., Christian, M., Bookman, N., Wilkenfeld, B., & Miller, R. (2021, January). COVID-19 and the educational equity crisis: Evidence on learning loss from the CORE Data Collaborative. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/covid-19-and-educational-equity-crisis

Hough, H. J., O’Day, J., Ramanathan, A., & Hahnel, C. (2020, June). To keep students safe and learning, California needs strong state leadership. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/keep-students-safe-and-learning-california-needs-strong-state-leadership

Hough, H. J. (2020, May). Understanding, measuring, and addressing student learning needs during COVID-19 recovery. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/understanding-measuring-and-addressing-student-learning-needs-during-covid-19-recovery

Hough, H. J. (2020, April). Our children’s education should be a priority as California recovers from coronavirus. CalMatters. https://calmatters.org/commentary/as-california-recovers-from-coronavirus-our-childrens-education-should-be-a-priority/

Hough, H. J., Edley, C., Jr., Kurlaender, M., Marsh, J., Rios-Aguilar, C., & Stipek, D. (2020, April). Evidence to inform recovery: PACE’s response to COVID-19. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/evidence-inform-recovery

Bush, J., Hough, H.J., and Kirst, M.W. (2017). How Should States Design Their Accountability Systems? Education Next, 17(1), 54-62. https://www.educationnext.org/how-should-states-design-their-accountability-systems-forum-bush-hough-kirst/

Hough, H. J. & Kirst, M. J. (October, 2016). California's dashboard will guide improvement. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/californias-dashboard-data-will-guide-improvement

Hough, H.J. & Willis, J. (2025, December). Statewide System of Support (SSoS) Core Working Group Report: Recommendations. California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE). https://ccee-ca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Statewide-System-of-Support-Core-Working-Group-Report-December-2025.pdf

Myung, J., Hough, H. J.,  & Marsh, J. A. (2025, December). TK–12 education governance in California: Past, present, and future [Report]. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/tk-12-education-governance-california

Chang, H., Chavez, B., & Hough H. J. (2024, January). Unpacking California's chronic absence crisis through 2022–23: Seven key facts [Infographic]. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/unpacking-californias-chronic-absence-crisis-through-2022-23

Hough, H. J., & Chavez, B. (2024, January). California test scores show little improvement after pandemic [Policy brief]. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/california-test-scores-show-little-improvement-after-pandemic

Cottingham, B. W., Hough, H. J., & Myung, J. (2023, December). What does it take to accelerate the learning of every child? Early insights from a CCEE school-improvement pilot [Report]. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/what-does-it-take-accelerate-learning-every-child

Myung, J., & Hough, H. J. (2023, November). Why aren’t students showing up for school? Understanding the complexity behind rising rates of chronic absenteeism [Commentary]. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/why-arent-students-showing-school

Gee, K., Hough, H. J., & Chavez, B. (2023, March). Chronic absenteeism post-pandemic: Let’s not make this our “new normal” [Commentary]. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/chronic-absenteeism-post-pandemic

Hough, H. J., & Chavez, B. (2022, October). California test scores show the devastating impact of the pandemic on student learning [Commentary]. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/california-test-scores-show-devastating-impact-pandemic-student-learning

Hough, H. J., Marsh, J. A., Estrada-Miller, J., Polikoff, M., & Myung, J. (2022, August). Assessing voters’ and parents’ perspectives on current threats to public education: The 2022 PACE/USC Rossier poll [Report]. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/assessing-voters-and-parents-perspectives-current-threats-public-education

Hough, H. J., Myung, J., Domingue, B. W., Edley, C., Jr., Kurlaender, M., Marsh, J. A., & Rios-Aguilar, C. (2021, September). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and educational systems: Critical actions for recovery, and the role of research in the years ahead [Commissioned Paper]. Institute for Education Sciences. https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/the-future-of-education-research-at-the-institute-of-education-sciences-in-the-us-department-of-education

Hough, H. J., Marsh, J. A., Estrada-Miller, J., Polikoff, M., & Myung, J. (2022, August). Assessing voters’ and parents’ perspectives on current threats to public education: The 2022 PACE/USC Rossier poll [Report]. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/assessing-voters-and-parents-perspectives-current-threats-public-education

Myung, J., Kimner, H., Cottingham, B., Diaz Luna, S., Shiels, S., & Hough, H. (2021). Restorative Restart: The Path Towards Reimagining and Rebuilding Schools. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/restorative-restart

Hough, H., Marsh, M., Myung, J., Plank, D., & Polikoff, M. (2021). Californians and K–12 Education Amid COVID-19 Recovery: Views from the 2021 PACE/USC Rossier Poll. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/pace-and-usc-rossier-polls-2021

Hough, H., Witte, J., Wang, C., & Calhoun, D. (2021). Evidence-Based Practices for Assessing Students’ Social and Emotional Well-Being. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from:  https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/evidence-based-practices-assessing-students-social-and-emotional-well-being

Pier, L., Hough, H. J., Christian, M., Bookman, N., Wilkenfeld, B., & Miller, R. (2021, January 25). COVID-19 and the educational equity crisis: Evidence on learning loss from the CORE Data Collaborative [Commentary]. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/covid-19-and-educational-equity-crisis

Domingue, B., Hough, H., Lang, D., & Yeatman, J. (2021). Changing Patterns of Growth in Oral Reading Fluency During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/changing-patterns-growth-oral-reading-fluency-during-covid-19-pandemic

Hahnel, C., Hough, H. & Willis, J. (2020). Securing and Protecting Education Funding in California. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/securing-and-protecting-education-funding-california

Hough, H., O'Day, J., Hahnel, C., Ramanathan, A., Edley, C. & Echaveste, M. (2020). Lead with Equity: What California’s Leaders Must Do Next to Advance Student Learning During COVID-19. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/lead-with-equity

Myung, J., Gallagher, H.A., Cottingham, B., Gong, A., Kimner, H., Witte, J. & Gee, K. Supporting Learning in the COVID-19 Context: Research to Guide Distance and Blended Instruction. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/supporting-learning-covid-19-context

Myung, J. & Hough, H. (2020). Organizing Schools to Serve Students with Disabilities: A Summary of the PACE Policy Research Panel. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/PACE-PRP-SPED-summary

Polikoff, M., Hough, H., Marsh, J., & Plank, D. (2020). Californians and Public Education: Views from the 2020 PACE/USC Rossier Poll. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/pace-and-usc-rossier-polls-2020

Perry, M., Myung, J., & Hough, H. (2020). What’s Next for California Schools? A Progress Report One Year After Getting Down to Facts II. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/whats-next-california-schools

Fricke, H., Loeb, S., Meyer, R.H., Rice, A.B, Pier, L. & Hough, H. (2019). Measuring School Contributions to Growth in Social-Emotional Learning. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/stability-school-contributions-student-social-emotional-learning-gains

Meyer, R.H., Pier, L., Mader, J., Christian, M., Rice, A., Loeb, S., Fricke, H., & Hough, H. (2019). Can We Measure Classroom Supports for Social-Emotional Learning? Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/can-we-measure-classroom-supports-sel

Polikoff, M., Hough, H., Marsh, J. & Plank, D. (2019). Californians and Public Education: Views from the 2019 PACE/USC Rossier Poll. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/pace-and-usc-rossier-polls-2019

Hough, H. & Myung, J. (2019). The Governor’s Budget Proposal and Getting Down to Facts II: Evidence to Inform Policy. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/governors-budget-gdtfii

Gallagher, H.A., Gong, A., Hough, H., Kennedy, K, Allbright, T. & Daramola, E.J. (2019). Engaging District, School, and Teacher Leaders in Improvement. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/engaging-district-school-and-teacher-leaders-improvement

Grunow, A., Hough, H., Park, S., Willis, J. & Krausen, K. (2018). Towards a Common Vision of Continuous Improvement for California. Getting Down to Facts II. Retrieved from: https://gettingdowntofacts.com/publications/towards-common-vision-continuous-improvement-california

Hough, H., Byun, E. & Mulfinger, L. Using Data for Improvement: Learning from the CORE Data Collaborative. Getting Down to Facts II. Retrieved from: https://gettingdowntofacts.com/publications/using-data-improvement-learning-core-data-collaborative

Gehlbach, H. & Hough, H. (2018). Measuring Social Emotional Learning Through Student Surveys in the CORE Districts: A Pragmatic Approach to Validity and Reliability. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: http://www.edpolicyinca.org/publications/sel-validity

West, M., Pier, L., Fricke, H., Hough, H., Loeb, S., Meyer, R., & Rice, A. (2018). Trends in Student Social Emotional Learning: Evidence from the CORE Districts. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: http://www.edpolicyinca.org/publications/sel-trends

Loeb, S., Christian, M., Hough, H., Meyer, R., Rice, A., & West, M. (2018). School Effects on Social-Emotional Learning: Findings from the First Large-Scale Panel Survey of Students. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: http://www.edpolicyinca.org/publications/sel-school-effects

Marsh, J., McKibben, S., Hough, H., Hall, M., Allbright, T., Matewos, A., & Siqueira, C. (2018). Enacting Social-Emotional Learning: Practices and Supports Employed in CORE Districts and Schools. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from:  http://www.edpolicyinca.org/publications/sel-practices

Hough, H., Willis, J., Grunow, A., Krausen, K., Kwon, S., Mulfinger, L., & Park, S. (2017). Continuous Improvement in Practice. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from:  http://www.edpolicyinca.org/publications/continuous-improvement-in-practice

Nayfack, M., Park, V., Hough, H., Willis, L. (2017). Building Systems Knowledge for Continuous Improvement: Early Lessons from the CORE Districts. Policy Analysis for California Education. Retrieved from: http://www.edpolicyinca.org/publications/building-systems-knowledge-for-continuous-improvement

Hough, H. J., Kalogrides, D., & Loeb, S. (2017). Using Surveys of Students' Social-Emotional Skills and School Climate for Accountability and Continuous Improvement. Policy Analysis for California Education. Stanford, CA. Retrieved from https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/using-sel-and-cc. 

Kirst, M. & Hough, H. J. (2017). California’s Dashboard Data Will Guide Improvement. Education Next. Cambridge, MA. Retrieved from http://educationnext.org/californias-dashboard-data-will-guide-improvement-forum-hough-kirst-accountability/

Marsh, J. A., Bush-Mecenas, S. & Hough, H. J. (2016). Local Control in Action: Learning from the CORE Districts' Focus on Measurement, Capacity Building, and Shared Accountability. Policy Analysis for California Education. Stanford, CA. Retrieved from http://www.edpolicyinca.org/publications/at-the-forefront

Loeb, S. & Hough, H.J. (2016). Making Use of Waivers Under ESSA. Brookings Institution. Washington, DC. Retrieved from https://www.brookings.edu/research/making-use-of-waivers-under-essa/

Hough, H. J., Penner, E. & Witte, J. (2016). Identity crisis: Multiple measures and the identification of schools under ESSA. Policy Analysis for California Education. Stanford, CA. Retrieved from http://www.edpolicyinca.org/publications/identity-crisis-multiple-measures-and-identification-schools-under-essa

Hough, H. J. & Witte, J. (2016). Making students visible: Comparing different student subgroup sizes for accountability. Policy Analysis for California Education. Stanford, CA. Retrieved from http://www.edpolicyinca.org/publications/making-students-visible-comparing-different-student-subgroup-sizes-accountability

Hough, H. J. (2016). Using Chronic Absence in a Multi-metric Accountability System. Policy Analysis for California Education. Stanford, CA. Retrieved from http://www.edpolicyinca.org/publications/using-chronic-absence-multi-metric-accountability-system

Hough, H. J. & Loeb, S. (2013). Can a District-Level Teacher Salary Incentive Policy Improve Teacher Recruitment and Retention? Policy Analysis for California Education. Stanford, CA. Retrieved from http://edpolicyinca.org/publications/can-district-level-teacher-salary-incentive-policy-improve-teacher-recruitment-and-retention

Warren, P. & Hough, H. J. (2013). Increasing the usefulness of California’s education data. Public Policy Institute of California. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved from http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=1067

Hough, H.J. Salary incentives and teacher quality: The effect of a district-level increase on teacher recruitment. (2012). Working paper. Center for Education Policy Analysis. Stanford, CA. Retrieved from  http://cepa.stanford.edu/content/research-brief-the-effect-of-a-district-level-salary-increase-on-teacher-recruitment

Hough, H.J. Salary incentives and teacher quality: The effect of a district-level salary increase on teacher retention. (2012). Working paper. Center for Education Policy Analysis. Stanford, CA. Retrieved from http://cepa.stanford.edu/content/research-brief-the-effect-of-a-district-level-salary-increase-on-teacher-retention

Hough, H.J., Loeb, S. & Plank, D. (2012). The Quality Teacher and Education Act: Second year report. Center for Education Policy Analysis. Stanford, CA.Retrieved from http://cepa.stanford.edu/content/qtea-second-year-report

Hough, H.J., Loeb, S. & Plank, D. (2011). The Quality Teacher and Education Act: First year report. Center for Education Policy Analysis.Stanford, CA. Retrieved from http://cepa.stanford.edu/content/quality-teacher-and-education-act-first-year-report

Hough, H.J. (2009). Lessons learned: The Quality Teacher and Education Act in San Francisco. Policy Analysis for California Education. Stanford, CA. Retrieved from http://gse.berkeley.edu/research/pace/reports/PB.09-2.pdf

Hough, H.J. & Loeb, S. (2009).  The development of a teacher salary parcel tax: The Quality Teacher and Education Act in San Francisco. Policy Analysis for California Education. Stanford, CA. Retrieved from http://gse.berkeley.edu/research/pace/reports/WP.09-3.pdf

Gallagher, H. A., Chang-Ross, C., Hough, H.J., Tiffany-Morales, J., Esch, C., Price, T., Satele, S., Shields, P., & Skolnik, H. (2004).  Evaluation of the California Subject Matter Projects (CSMP), Year one report.  SRI International. Menlo Park, CA. Retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/252534550_EVALUATION_OF_THE_CALIFORNIA_SUBJECT_MATTER_PROJECTS

Domingue, B., Dell, M., Lang, D. N., Silverman, R. D., Yeatman, J. D., & Hough, H. (2021, September 28). The effect of COVID on Oral Reading Fluency during the 2020-2021 Academic Year. AERA Open. https://doi.org/10.35542/osf.io/6zqjr

Fricke, H., Pier, L., Hough, H., Loeb, S., Meyer, R., & Rice, A. (2021). Stability of School Contributions to Student Social-Emotional Learning. American Journal of Education. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/716550 

West, M. R., Pier, L., Fricke, H., Hough, H., Loeb, S., Meyer, R. H., & Rice, A. B. (2020). Trends in Student Social-Emotional Learning: Evidence From the First Large-Scale Panel Student Survey. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 42(2), 279–303. https://doi.org/10.3102/0162373720912236 

Allbright, T., Marsh, J., Kennedy, K., Hough, H. & McKibben, S. (2019). Social-Emotional Learning Practices: Insights from Outlier Schools. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning. 

Hough, H. (2019). Roll Call: Describing Chronically Absent Students, the Schools They Attend, and Implications for Accountability. In M.A. Gottfried & E. L. Hutt (Eds.), Absent from School: Understanding and Addressing Student Absenteeism (pp 15-34). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press. https://hep.gse.harvard.edu/9781682532775/absent-from-school/ 

Loeb, S., Christian, M. S., Hough, H., Meyer, R. H., Rice, A. B., & West, M. R. (2019). School Differences in Social–Emotional Learning Gains: Findings From the First Large-Scale Panel Survey of Students. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics. https://doi.org/10.3102/1076998619845162

Bush-Mecenas, S., Marsh, J. A., Montes de Oca, D., & Hough, H. (2018). “Seeing the whole elephant”: Changing mindsets and empowering stakeholders to meaningfully manage accountability and improvement. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 26(10). http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.26.3440. This article is part of the special issue, Redesigning Systems of Assessment and Accountability for Meaningful Student Learning, guest edited by Soung Bae, Jon Snyder, and Elizabeth Leisy Stosich.

Marsh, J. A., Bush-Mecenas, S. & Hough, H. J. (2017). Learning from Early Adopters in the New Accountability Era: Insights from California’s CORE Waiver Districts. Educational Administration Quarterly. 1-38. Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0013161X16688064. 

Hough, H. J., Kerbow, D., Bryk, A., Pinnell, G. S., Rodgers, E., Dexter, E., . . . Fountas, I. (2012). Assessing teacher practice and development: the case of comprehensive literacy instruction. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1-34. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09243453.2012.731004#.UZJw7rUpIW4 

Koppich, J. E., Humphrey, D. C., & Hough, H. J. (2007). Making use of what teachers know and can do: Policy, practice, and National Board certification. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 15(7). Retrieved from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v15n7/ 

Humphrey, D.C., Wechsler, M.E. & Hough, H.J. (2007).  Characteristics of effective alternative certification programs.  Teachers College Record, 110(4). Retrieved from http://www.tcrecord.org/content.asp?contentid=12613 

Humphrey, D. C., Koppich, J. E., & Hough, H. J.  (2005). Sharing the wealth: National Board Certified Teachers and the students who need them most. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 13(18).  Retrieved from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v13n18/

Media and public documents that include Dr. Hough and/or her publications:

January 9, 2026 : TK-12 Education - 2026-27 GB Budget Summary | Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, https://ebudget.ca.gov/budget/p/2026-27/Agency/6010

January 8, 2026 : Newsom proposes education power grab for next governor. What it could mean for schools | Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-08/newsom-proposes-education-power-grab-for-next-california-governor

January 8, 2026 : As part of the 2026–27 budget proposal, Governor Newsom proposes improving state education governance | Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/08/as-part-of-the-2026-27-budget-proposal-governor-newsom-proposes-improving-state-education-governance/

January 8, 2026 : Newsom moves to reshape who runs California’s schools under budget plan - Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-08/newsom-moves-to-reshape-who-runs-californias-schools

January 8, 2026 : Newsom proposes governor controls the California Department of Education | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2026/state-superintendent-governor-shift/748516

January 8, 2026 : Gov. Gavin Newsom to propose moving Department of Education to executive branch | Sacramento Bee, https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article314243984.html

January 8, 2026 : California schools chief objects to Newsom’s K-12 plan - CalMatters | CalMatters, https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2026/01/california-schools/

January 7, 2026 : Strikes, cuts, state superintendent race: Our 2026 California education predictions. What are yours? | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2026/teacher-strikes-education-funding/748343

December 4, 2025 : Opinion | California's education leadership mishmash makes it hard to know who's accountable | CalMatters, https://calmatters.org/commentary/2025/12/california-education-leadership-mishmash/

December 3, 2025 : Report calls for overhauling how California runs its schools to improve accountability, efficiency, and student outcomes - The Times of India | Times of India, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/report-calls-for-overhauling-how-california-runs-its-schools-to-improve-accountability-efficiency-and-student-outcomes/articleshow/125721877.cms

December 1, 2025 : Report calls for overhauling how California runs its schools | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2025/pace-report-education-overhaul/745998

March 20, 2025 : Covid’s long shadow in California: Chronic absences, student depression and the limits of money | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2025/covids-long-shadow-in-california-chronic-absences-student-depression-and-the-limits-of-money/728640

February 11, 2024 : Chronic Absenteeism Is the Real Problem | Voice of San Diego, https://voiceofsandiego.org/2024/02/11/chronic-absenteeism-is-the-real-problem/

April 3, 2024 : The Learning Curve: When School Feels Optional | Voice of San Diego, https://voiceofsandiego.org/2024/04/03/the-learning-curve-when-school-feels-optional/

May 21, 2024 : California Voters May Decide if Financial Literacy Should Be Required in School. Should They? | Sacramento Bee, https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article288497025.html

June 3, 2024 : These High Schoolers Learned About the Value of Money. Should Every California Student? | Sacramento Bee, https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article288610238.html

June 30, 2024 : Bay Area School Enrollment Plunges as Families Flee High-Cost Region | Mercury News, https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/06/30/bay-area-school-enrollment-plunges-as-families-flee-high-cost-region/

January 4, 2023 : The COVID Era Has Seen an Exodus From California’s Traditional Public Schools. This is Why | Sacramento Bee, https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article270723382.html

January 18, 2023 : Reactions to the Governor’s K–12 Education Budget Proposals for California | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2023/reactions-to-the-governors-k-12-budget-proposals/684030

January 28, 2023 : Should California Give $300M to High-Need Schools? | The California Quest, https://www.thecaliforniaquest.com/p/should-california-give-300m-to-high

February 16, 2023 : Newsom’s Big Bet on Fixing California’s Poorest Schools and Narrowing Achievement Gaps | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2023/gov-newsoms-big-bet-on-fixing-the-states-poorest-schools-and-narrowing-achievement-gaps/685618

February 28, 2023 : Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would Make State Superintendent of Public Instruction an Appointed Position | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2023/proposed-constitutional-amendment-would-make-state-superintendent-of-public-instruction-an-appointed-position/686128?amp=1

March 8, 2023 : After COVID-19 School Chaos, California Lawmakers Debate Role of Superintendent | Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-08/elected-or-appointed-california-could-change-the-way-it-selects-superintendent-of-schools

March 13, 2023 : Governor Newsom Proposes ‘Literacy Road Map', Remains Hands-Off How Districts Teach Reading | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2023/newsom-proposes-literacy-roadmap-but-will-remain-hands-off-on-how-districts-teach-reading/686621

April 4, 2023 : Bay Area School Enrollment Plummets for the Sixth Year in a Row | Mercury News, https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/04/04/bay-area-school-enrollment-plummets-for-the-sixth-year-in-a-row/

April 9, 2023 : Marin School Enrollment Declines for 6th Year | Marin Independent Journal, https://www.marinij.com/2023/04/08/marin-school-enrollment-declines-for-6th-year/

April 17, 2023 : How SFUSD's ‘Most Important Plan’ for Highest-Need Students Hinges on CA State Law | San Francisco Examiner, https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/how-sfusds-most-important-plan-for-highest-need-students-hinges-on-state-law/article_40a34d3c-db18-11ed-8c93-7b530faa4ee7.html

May 9, 2023 : Two Dozen Views on LCFF: Is California’s Funding Law Working and What Could Improve It? | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2023/two-dozen-views-on-lcff-is-californias-funding-law-working-and-what-could-improve-it/689707

August 7, 2023 : Critics Pan State’s Justification for Threatening Stanford Education Professor Over Breach of Data Contract | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2023/critics-pan-states-justification-for-threatening-stanford-education-professor-over-breach-of-data-contract/695208

September 7, 2023 : Soaring Chronic Absenteeism in California Schools Is at ‘Pivotal Moment’ | CalMatters, https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2023/09/soaring-chronic-absenteeism-in-california-schools-is-at-pivotal-moment/

September 15, 2023 : Crisis in California Public Schools with 30% Absentees | Orange County Register, https://www.ocregister.com/2023/09/15/crisis-in-state-schools-with-30-absentees/

October 2, 2023 : Reducing California’s Absenteeism Crisis Should Be a Legislative Priority | Orange County Register, https://www.ocregister.com/2023/10/02/reducing-californias-absenteeism-crisis-should-be-a-legislative-priority/

October 6, 2023 : Re-Envisioning Fairness in Educational Assessment: Assessment Policy and Practice | UCLA Ed & IS, https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=T0ijcLgN2iQ

October 18, 2023 : Flat Test Scores Leave California Far Behind Pre-Covid Levels of Achievement | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2023/flat-test-scores-leave-california-far-behind-pre-covid-levels-of-achievement/698895

October 18, 2023 : California Student Test Scores Change Little From Last Year’s Low | CalMatters, https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2023/10/california-student-test-scores/

October 28, 2023 : Ventura County’s Standardized Test Scores Flat One Year after Pandemic Drop | Ventura County Star, https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/education/schoolwatch/2023/10/28/ventura-countys-test-scores-flat-one-year-after-pandemic-drop/71347347007/

October 30, 2023 : Have Bay Area Students Recovered from Pandemic Learning Losses? Here’s What State Test Scores Show | Mercury News, https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/10/30/have-bay-area-students-recovered-from-pandemic-learning-losses/

November 10, 2023 : PACE Executive Director Heather Hough Speaks on Education Policy, Teacher Shortage, and Other Challenges in Capitol Weekly Conference | Capitol Weekly, https://capitolweekly.net/special-episode-education-policy-teacher-shortage-and-other-challenges/

November 15, 2023 : Reenergizing Learning: PACE Executive Director Heather Hough Discusses Strategies for Getting Beyond Stagnant Test Scores with EdSource Panel | EdSource, https://edsource.org/broadcasts/reenergizing-learning-strategies-for-getting-beyond-stagnant-test-scores

November 16, 2023 : Boosting Student Success After COVID Is a Team Effort | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2023/boosting-student-success-after-covid-is-a-team-effort-panel-says/700839

November 30, 2023 : PACE Executive Director Heather Hough on Cultivating a Sense of Belonging to Spark Students’ Enthusiasm for Learning in EdSource Podcast | EdSource, https://edsource.org/podcast/cultivating-a-sense-of-belonging-to-spark-students-enthusiasm-for-learning

December 15, 2023 : How Are Students Doing? New California School Dashboard is Out | CalMatters, https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2023/12/california-school-dashboard/

December 19, 2023 : How California’s School ‘Dashboard’ Obscures Poor Academic Performance | CalMatters, https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/12/school-dashboard-obscures-academic-performance/

December 19, 2023 : California’s Missing Kids: Almost Three-Quarters of the Loss Explained | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2023/californias-missing-kids-almost-three-quarters-of-the-loss-explained/702537

January 8, 2022 : First Comprehensive Data in Two Years Show Big Academic Setbacks for California Students | Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-07/california-students-suffered-major-academic-setbacks-last-year-data-shows

January 10, 2022 : Funding for Schools, Community Colleges to Break $100B in Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Budget | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2022/funding-for-schools-community-colleges-to-break-100-billion-in-gov-newsoms-proposed-budget/665602

January 14, 2022 : The Right Priorities? Reactions to Gov. Newsom’s K–12 Budget Proposal | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2022/budget-reactions-k-12/665726

January 19, 2022 : Practice and Policy Resources for Bridging Research with Education from SERN and PACE's Heather Hough | Student Experience Research Network, https://studentexperiencenetwork.org/resources-for-bridging-research-with-education-practice-and-policy/

February 20, 2022 : ‘Trying to Catch Up’: Sacramento Students Fell Behind in Online Learning. Can They Recover? | Sacramento Bee, https://www.sacbee.com/article257517989.html

April 12, 2022 : California Public School Enrollment Spirals, Dropping by 110,000 Students This Year | Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-11/california-school-enrollment-drops-by-more-110-000-students

May 9, 2022 : Educating Through the Pandemic: 9 COVID Challenges Facing Leaders | The 74 Million, https://www.the74million.org/article/rural-schools-4-day-weeks-ca-100000-lost-students/

July 6, 2022 : COVID & College: Indiana Enrollment Declines, as Only 53% of HS Grads Continue | The 74 Million, https://www.the74million.org/article/covid-college-indiana-enrollment-declines-as-only-53-of-hs-grads-continue/

August 26, 2022 : Assessing Voters’ and Parents’ Perspectives on Current Threats to Public Education | UCLA Center X, https://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/just-news-from-center-x-august-26-2022/

September 2, 2022 : Worst National Reading and Math Scores in Decades Show Large Pandemic-Fueled Equity Gaps | Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-02/worst-reading-and-math-scores-in-decades-fueled-by-pandemic

October 18, 2022 : Preliminary Glimpse at Test Scores Shows Steep Declines in Reading, Math | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2022/preliminary-glimpse-at-test-scores-shows-steep-declines-in-reading-math/679898?amp=1

October 24, 2022 : 2022 California Standardized Test Results Wipe Out Years of Steady Progress | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2022/2022-california-standardized-test-results-wipe-out-years-of-steady-progress/680179

October 25, 2022 : 'Massive Decline’ in Learning During COVID. Here’s How Bay Area Students Performed | Mercury News, https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/25/massive-decline-in-learning-during-covid-heres-how-bay-area-students-performed/

October 31, 2022 : Double Whammy: Dropping Test Scores and ‘Pandemic Learning Loss’ | Capitol Weekly, https://capitolweekly.net/double-whammy-dropping-test-scores-and-pandemic-learning-loss/

January 14, 2021 : In the Right Direction? Perspectives on Gov. Newsom’s Education Budget | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2021/california-voices-budget-reactions-2021-22/646524

January 26, 2021 : Will California Campuses Reopen This School Year? It Depends on Vaccinating Teachers, Infection Rates | Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-26/school-reopenings-lean-on-teacher-covid-vaccines-virus-rates

January 26, 2021 : Initial Data for California Confirm Early Grades, Low-Income Children Hit Hardest by 'Learning Loss' | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2021/initial-data-for-california-confirm-early-grades-low-income-children-hit-hardest-by-learning-loss/647563

January 27, 2021 : Coronavirus: California Data Show Substantial Learning Loss, Inequity | Mercury News, https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/26/coronavirus-california-data-show-substantial-learning-loss-inequity/

January 27, 2021 : Coronavirus Today: A Life-Or-Death Social Experiment | Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/science/newsletter/2021-01-26/coronavirus-today-california-restrictions-lifted-gamble-coronavirus-today

February 2, 2021 : 4 New Evidence Briefs to Help Students During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic | Annenberg Institute, https://annenberg.brown.edu/news/4-new-evidence-briefs-help-students-during-after-covid-19-pandemic

February 5, 2021 : Evidence-Based Practices for Assessing Students' Social and Emotional Well-Being | Education Analytics, https://www.edanalytics.org/resources/evidence-based-practices-for-assessing-students-social-and-emotional-well-being

February 16, 2021 : 'Breaking Point' Families Fleeing Sacramento-Area Public Schools as Campuses Stay Closed | Sacramento Bee, https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article248949304.html

February 17, 2021 : Failing Grades. Rising Depression. Bay Area Children Are Suffering from Shuttered Schools | San Francisco Chronicle, https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/After-nearly-a-year-of-Zoom-school-Bay-Area-15955421.php

February 22, 2021 : Charter School Forces Pour Money Into L.A. Elections | Capital and Main, https://capitalandmain.com/charter-school-forces-pour-money-into-los-angeles-elections-0222

February 25, 2021 : Now Is Time to Help Students Learning English as a Second Language, Experts Say | Capitol Public Radio, https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/02/25/now-is-time-to-help-students-learning-english-as-a-second-language-experts-say/

March 8, 2021 : Stanford Paper: Pandemic Impacts Reading Fluency Development | Readability Matters, https://readabilitymatters.org/articles/stanford-pandemic-impacts-reading-fluency-development?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stanford-pandemic-impacts-reading-fluency-development

March 9, 2021 : Younger Students Have Fallen Behind on Reading Skills | New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/09/world/covid-19-coronavirus#a-new-study-finds-that-younger-students-have-fallen-behind-on-reading-skills

March 9, 2021 : Reading Skills of Young Students Stalled During Pandemic | Phys Org, https://phys.org/news/2021-03-skills-young-students-stalled-pandemic.html

March 9, 2021 : New Stanford Study Finds Reading Skills Among Young Students Stalled During the Pandemic | Stanford University, https://news.stanford.edu/2021/03/09/reading-skills-young-students-stalled-pandemic/

March 9, 2021 : COVID: Stanford Study Shows Pandemic Curtailed Students’ Reading Ability | Mercury News, https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/03/09/covid-stanford-study-shows-pandemic-curtailed-students-reading-ability/

March 15, 2021 : English Language Learners Struggle in Pandemic | WBUR, https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/03/15/learning-english-coronavirus

March 18, 2021 : Schools Chief Uses Influence to Shape Policy During Pandemic, But Lacks Power to Make Big Decisions | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2021/state-schools-chief-lacks-power-to-make-big-decisions-uses-influence-to-shape-policy-during-pandemic/651480

March 19, 2021 : Examining the Evidence: Assessing Student Learning and Social-Emotional Well-Being | EdWeek, https://www.edweek.org/events/webinar/examining-the-evidence-assessing-student-learning-and-social-emotional-well-being

March 23, 2021 : State of the Bay: Pandemic Learning Loss and School Reopening | KALW, https://www.kalw.org/post/state-bay-pandemic-learning-loss-school-reopening-and-healthy-cooking#stream/0

March 29, 2021 : When the Man Behind the Curtain Is Female: More Women Now Hold Key Education Policymaker Jobs | Hechinger Report, https://hechingerreport.org/when-the-man-behind-the-curtain-is-female-more-women-now-hold-key-education-policymaker-jobs/

April 1, 2021 : Has the COVID-19 Crisis Affected Reading Development? | Bold Expert, https://bold.expert/has-the-covid-19-crisis-affected-reading-development/

April 8, 2021 : Does It Hurt Children to Measure Pandemic Learning Loss? | New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/us/school-testing-education-covid.amp.html

April 16, 2021 : Lower Rates of Oral Reading Fluency Across Nation | The School Leader, https://www.theschoolleader.org/news/lower-rates-oral-reading-fluency-across-nation

April 19, 2021 : Debate Over School Re-Openings Rages in US | NHK World Japan, https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/1601/

April 29, 2021 : Mental Health, Equity Should Be Schools’ Focus as Students Return | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2021/mental-health-equity-should-be-schools-focus-as-students-return-report-says/653951

April 30, 2021 : Reversing Pandemic-Related Reading Losses | The Free Lance Star, https://fredericksburg.com/opinion/editorial-reversing-pandemic-related-reading-losses/article_8b170e2f-9cf8-5a5d-b912-03b86bc5b96d.html

April 30, 2021 : Pandemic Puts School Accountability in Limbo | EdSource, https://edsource.org/podcast/pandemic-puts-school-accountability-in-limbo

May 11, 2021 : Sacramento Parents Are Concerned About Children Falling Behind, COVID-19 Poll Finds | Capitol Public Radio, https://www.capradio.org/165532

May 11, 2021 : Reimagine and Rebuild—Centering Relationships for a Restorative Restart | Stanford GSE, https://gse.podbean.com/e/normal-was-never-good-enough-episode-1-reimagine-and-rebuild%e2%80%94centering-relationships-for-a-restorative-restart/

May 11, 2021 : Normal Was Never Good Enough: Reimagine and Rebuild—Centering Relationships for a Restorative Restart | Stanford CSET, https://cset.stanford.edu/normal-was-never-good-enough

May 11, 2021 : Bridging Research and Policy in College Admissions | Student Experience Research Network, https://studentexperiencenetwork.org/bridging-research-and-policy-in-college-admissions/

May 14, 2021 : Learning Loss Bill Stuck in Limbo | Voice of San Diego, https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/sacramento-report-learning-loss-bill-stuck-in-limbo/

May 20, 2021 : What Did He Get Right? Reactions to Governor Newsom's K–12 Budget | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2021/what-did-he-get-right-reactions-to-gov-newsoms-k-12-budget/654542

May 24, 2021 : Sacramento Report: Learning Loss Bill Stuck in Limbo | Voice of San Diego, https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/sacramento-report-learning-loss-bill-stuck-in-limbo/

June 3, 2021 : Student Research Network Spotlight Series: Using Research to Promote Equity and Inclusion | Student Experience Research Network, https://studentexperiencenetwork.org/spotlight-series/

June 15, 2021 : Findings from Education Analytics Identifies Learning Lags in California and South Carolina Since COVID | Yahoo Finance, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/findings-education-analytics-identifies-learning-131100919.html

June 18, 2021 : How Will School Districts Make Up For Pandemic-Related Learning Lags? | KVPR, https://www.kvpr.org/post/how-will-school-districts-make-pandemic-related-learning-lags

July 8, 2021 : Poll: California Voters Worried About Pandemic’s Impact on K–12 Students | USC Rossier , https://web.archive.org/web/20220120231353/https://rossier.usc.edu/poll-calif-voters-worried-about-pandemics-impact-on-k-12-students/

July 8, 2021 : California Voters Give Schools and Teachers Top Grades in Year-End Poll: Survey Finds Agreement That Political and Racial Tensions Have Risen | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2021/california-voters-give-schools-and-teachers-top-grades-in-year-end-survey/657664

July 13, 2021 : Unprecedented California Budget to Usher in Sweeping Education Changes | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2021/unprecedented-california-budget-to-usher-in-sweeping-education-changes/657849

July 13, 2021 : Support for California Schools and Teachers Grows in Pandemic Year | San Jose Inside, https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/support-for-california-schools-and-teachers-grows-in-pandemic-year/

August 6, 2021 : Summer Slide Threatens to Hinder Homeless Children’s Education | Invisible People TV, https://invisiblepeople.tv/summer-slide-threatens-to-hinder-homeless-childrens-education/amp/

August 27, 2021 : What Is Remote Learning Doing to Our Kids? | Embed News, https://youtu.be/IQA81oIA1Y4

October 3, 2021 : CA Schools Got 26 Billion for COVID-19, How Did Your District Spend It? | NBC Bay Area, https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/ca-schools-got-26-billion-for-coivd-19-how-did-your-district-spend-it/2672428

October 4, 2021 : A Closer Look at California's COVID-19 School Funding | NBC Bay Area, https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/a-closer-look-at-californias-covid-19-school-funding/2673496/

October 19, 2021 : 8 to 3: Is ‘Learning Loss’ Real and How Much Should We Worry? | Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2021-10-19/8-to-3-unpacking-learning-loss-8-to-3

February 7, 2020 : Poll: Voters, Skeptical of School Quality, Support More Funding | USC Rossier, https://web.archive.org/web/20220526025443/https://rossier.usc.edu/poll-voters-skeptical-of-school-quality-support-more-funding/

February 18, 2020 : Special Education in California in Need of Overhaul, Researchers Say | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2020/special-education-in-california-in-need-of-overhaul-researchers-say/623855

February 18, 2020 : Report: Special Education in California an 'Urgent Priority' | Education Dive, https://www.educationdive.com/news/report-special-education-in-california-an-urgent-priority/572410/

March 3, 2020 : Special Education in Need of Overhaul, Researchers Say | Press Reader, https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-mercury-news/20200303/281784221139396

April 1, 2020 : Special Education Inconsistent in California School Districts During Closures | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2020/special-education-inconsistent-in-california-school-districts-during-closures/627830

April 30, 2020 : Why Investing in Public Education is Crucial to California's COVID-19 Recovery | Buzz Sprout, https://www.buzzsprout.com/847942/3511417

April 30, 2020 : Coronavirus is Causing a "Learning Loss" Crisis—So California May Cut Short Summer Break | LAist, https://laist.com/2020/04/28/coronavirus_california_schools_reopening_early_july_august_covid.php

May 5, 2020 : Budget Issues Plague Leaders, Educators as Plans Hatch to Mitigate 'COVID Slide' | Bay City News, https://sfbayca.com/2020/05/03/budget-issues-plague-leaders-educators-as-plans-hatch-to-mitigate-covid-slide/

May 10, 2020 : Making School Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic with Guest Heather Hough | School's In, https://schoolsin.simplecast.com/episodes/making-school-policy-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-with-guest-heather-hough-J4uVANz3

May 14, 2020 : Testing COVID-19’s Academic Impact on Students | Education Writer's Association, https://www.ewa.org/blog-educated-reporter/testing-covid-19s-academic-impact-students

May 26, 2020 : Reopening Schools in the Fall Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Brookings Institution Webinar | Brookings, https://www.brookings.edu/events/webinar-reopening-schools-in-the-fall-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic/

May 29, 2020 : Equity at the Local Level: Early COVID-19 Response in California School Districts | Pivot Learning, https://www.pivotlearning.org/resources/equity-early-covid-19-response-in-california-schools/

May 30, 2020 : The Tension Between Local Control and State Authority in a Pandemic | EdSource, https://edsource.org/podcast/the-tension-between-local-control-and-state-authority-in-a-pandemic

June 2, 2020 : Back to School Panel: What Parents Can Expect and Policymakers Can Do | Stanford SIEPR, https://siepr.stanford.edu/event/back-school-panel-what-parents-can-expect-policymakers-can-do

June 3, 2020 : Reopening Schools Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Your Questions, Our Answers | Brookings, https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2020/06/03/reopening-schools-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic-your-questions-our-answers/

June 5, 2020 : Coronavirus Could Cause a 'Learning Loss' Crisis. Here's How Bad It Could Get—and What to Do About It | LAist, https://laist.com/2020/06/05/coronavirus_learning_loss_california_schools.php

June 26, 2020 : Special Education Would Get Big Boost Under Biden Proposal: Full Funding, Teacher Recruitment and Early Childhood Programs Included in Wide-Ranging Disability Platform | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2020/special-education-would-get-big-boost-under-biden-proposal/634543

July 6, 2020 : With California Schools Opening Soon, Kids Lack Needed Tech to Learn Remotely | CalMatters, https://calmatters.org/education/2020/07/california-digital-divide-distance-learning/

July 10, 2020 : Key Questions for Reopening Schools Under COVID-19 | Politifact, https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jul/10/key-questions-reopening-schools-under-covid-19/

July 22, 2020 : Teachers Sue to Keep Schools Shut as Parents Demand They Reopen | Bloomberg, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-21/fight-over-school-reopenings-spurs-lawsuits-for-and-against

July 23, 2020 : Education Researchers Come Together on What Schools Need Now—Starting with More Money | Chalkbeat, https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/7/23/21336306/education-researchers-schools-budget-pandemic-letter-recommendations/

July 24, 2020 : Students Can Learn During School Closures, but a New Approach Is Needed for Distance Learning | CalMatters, https://calmatters.org/commentary/my-turn/2020/07/students-can-learn-during-school-closures-but-a-new-approach-is-needed-for-distance-learning/

July 28, 2020 : How Are Families and Teachers Preparing for Another Semester of Remote Learning? | KALW, https://www.kalw.org/post/how-are-families-teachers-preparing-another-semester-remote-learning#stream/0

August 5, 2020 : Teaching During Pandemic: How to Help Students Cope Mentally and Emotionally | Planbook, https://blog.planbook.com/teaching-during-pandemic/

August 5, 2020 : Pod People: Schools to Open the Year Exclusively with Distance Learning, So South Bay Parents Search for Alternatives | Easy Reader News, https://easyreadernews.com/south-bay-learning-pods/

August 7, 2020 : How Schools Can Help Children Recover from COVID Closures | Language Matters, https://www.languagemagazine.com/2020/08/07/how-schools-can-help-children-recover-from-covid-school-closures

August 18, 2020 : Five Key Takeaways for the 2020-21 School Year in California | CalMatters, https://calmatters.org/education/2020/08/five-key-takeaways-for-the-2020-21-school-year-in-california/

September 30, 2020 : Prop 15: The Risks and Rewards for Schools and Businesses | SCPR, https://www.scpr.org/events/2020/09/29/2860/prop-15-vgp/

October 7, 2020 : Five Ways America's Public Schools Could Survive the Coming Fiscal Storm | EdWeek, https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/10/five_ways_americas_public_scho.html

October 20, 2020 : Stanford Policy Analyst Looks at the Implications of California’s Proposition 15 | Stanford Report, https://news.stanford.edu/2020/10/20/much-money-schools-need/

November 12, 2020 : With Defeat of California’s ‘Split Roll’ Tax, Advocates Wonder How to Increase Educational Equity | The 74 Million, https://www.the74million.org/with-defeat-of-californias-split-roll-tax-advocates-wonder-how-to-increase-educational-equity/

November 13, 2020 : How Distance Learning Is Affecting Kids | KQED, https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101880792/how-distance-learning-is-affecting-kids

November 16, 2020 : Work on New 'Cradle to Career' Data System Accelerates, Amid Concerns About Continuing State Financial Support | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2020/work-on-new-cradle-to-career-data-system-accelerates-amid-concerns-about-continuing-state-financial-support/643630

November 18, 2020 : Newsom Considers Statewide Curfew | Cal Matters, https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2020/11/newsom-california-shutdowns/

November 27, 2020 : Highlights from the 2020 Breaking Barriers Symposium | Breaking Barriers, http://www.breakingbarriersca.org/2020-symposium

December 16, 2020 : Long Sought After 'Cradle to Career' Education Data System for California Comes with Hefty Price Tag | EdSource, https://edsource.org/2020/long-sought-after-cradle-to-career-education-data-system-for-california-comes-with-hefty-price-tag/644753/

January 29, 2019 : Getting Evidence Into the Right Hands | Stanford GSE, https://ed.stanford.edu/news/what-s-working-and-what-s-not-california-schools?linkId=62978860

February 6, 2019 : Poll: School Safety Is Main Concern for California Voters, But College Affordability Tops List for Parents | The 74 Million, https://www.the74million.org/article/poll-school-safety-is-main-concern-for-california-voters-but-college-affordability-tops-list-for-parents/

October 28, 2019 : How Can Test Scores Be Going Both Up AND Down? | Ed100, https://ed100.org/blog/how-can-test-scores-be-going-both-up-and-down

September 7, 2018 : Supporting the Whole Child: Practice, Policy, and Measurement | Learning Policy Institute, https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/event/supporting-whole-child-practice-policy-and-measurement

September 17, 2018 : Major National Research Project Finds California Education Beginning on Right Path; Improvements on Reforms Needed | Business Insider, https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/major-national-research-project-finds-california-education-beginning-on-right-path-improvements-on-reforms-needed-1027540488

September 19, 2018 : Grading California’s Schools | Capitol Public Radio, https://www.capradio.org/news/insight/2018/09/19/grading-californias-schools/

September 21, 2018 : New Study on the Education Achievement Gap | KQED, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Zoxwa7C-s

September 21, 2018 : Early Childhood Education Research: New Study on Achievement Gap | KQED, https://www.kqed.org/news/11694004/kavanaugh-allegations-california-congressional-races-early-childhood-education-research

October 22, 2018 : Student Success: Much More Needs to Be Done | Capitol Weekly, http://capitolweekly.net/student-success-much-more-needs-done/

October 22, 2018 : Stanford-Coordinated Study Finds Persistent Inequities in California Public Schools | Stanford Daily, https://www.stanforddaily.com/2018/10/22/stanford-coordinated-study-finds-persistent-inequities-in-california-public-schools/

December 17, 2018 : Major National Research Project Finds California Education Beginning on Right Path; Improvements on Reforms Needed | Business Insider, https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/major-national-research-project-finds-california-education-beginning-on-right-path-improvements-on-reforms-needed-1027540488

May 2, 2017 : AERA: Early Results in California’s CORE Districts Give Lessons for ESSA | EdWeek, https://www.edweek.org/leadership/aera-early-results-in-californias-core-districts-give-lessons-for-essa/2017/05

May 18, 2016 : CORE Districts Turn Spotlight on Struggling Student Groups | EdSource, https://www.edsource.org/2016/core-districts-effectively-reveal-achievement-gaps-nclb/564427

August 2, 2016 : California Data Show Flaws in Federal Regulations | EdWeek, https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-california-data-show-flaws-in-federal-regulations/2016/08

August 13, 2016 : Tough Measurements for School Success Needed | San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Tough-measurements-for-school-success-9141401.php

November 3, 2016 : California CORE Districts Pilot Accountability Measures | EdWeek, http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on_california/2016/11/calif_core_districts_pilot_accountability_measures.html