While homework is often seen as a tool to reinforce learning, research shows it may have little academic benefit for elementary students and can create unnecessary stress at home, especially for families juggling late work hours and after-school activities. My new blog explores what the evidence says about homework in the early grades and offers practical shifts to make it more meaningful, equitable, and developmentally appropriate.

BREAKING: AB 1454 Advances Through Senate Education Committee, Moving Closer to Evidence-Based Reading Instruction in Every California Classroom

Too many California classrooms are still operating under outdated, scripted curricula that fail to teach foundational skills like phonics and ignore the cultural and linguistic assets students bring to the classroom.