A fifth grade student watches a lesson on her computer during school.
Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education
A fifth grade student watches a lesson on her computer during school.
June 7, 2021
While parents and state officials are pushing to fully reopen campuses this fall, some families are fearful of sending their kids back into classrooms too soon. But options for distance learning this fall are unclear across the state.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he expects schools to fully reopen after the distance learning statute expires on June 30 and that students who want to continue with remote learning can pursue existing independent study plans. But some are critical of independent study. Although schools receive funding for students in independent study, some say the model has been used to push low-achieving students out of schools and lack accountability over academic experiences and outcomes for students.
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By Mario A. Cortez
What started out as two community leaders tackling low academic performance at Sherman Elementary here in San Diego has evolved into a statewide program that has fostered student success and engaged parents in the education of their children.
This Friday, Dec. 1, the Parent Institute for Quality Education, known as PIQE, will celebrate 30 years of family empowerment and student achievement with a special ceremony at Sherman Elementary.
PIQE began in October of 1987 after Alberto Ochoa and Vahac Mardirosian began to feel concern over low academic performance among San Diego’s Latino students, especially those at Sherman Elementary.
Community Advisory Board member
Gloria Corral, is President and CEO of Parent Institute for Quality Education, a social justice and educational equity organization started in San Diego 32 years ago serving low-income and immigrant families. Now serving over 18,000 families across California and districts in 13 states in the country. She has twenty years of experience in education focused on access to quality educational opportunities for children and their families. Her experience covers early learning through higher education at the U.S. Department of Education, Congress and statewide policy and advocacy organizations. Raised in San Ysidro she has strong ties to the binational, multi-cultural communities.
Friday, January 1st 2021, 12:37 pm
By: News On 6
As some families struggle with distance learning, educators say they are noticing a large group of students missing from the roster this year: kindergarteners.
A recent survey of nearly 500 educators found more than half are seeing a decline in kindergarten enrollment.
According to the Parent Institute for Quality Education, many kids are already feeling behind because schools had to close last spring.
Gloria Corral, President and CEO of the Parent Institute for Quality Education, said, Things that we believe are so important as educators is really around creating routines, developing habits, things like self-soothing.