GPSN has released a comprehensive report, “Bridging the Gap,” examining how nonprofit partnerships strengthen @LASchools. Read about the current landscape of nonprofit service providers and their impact on students, families, and communities

The 2017 Tubbs fire burned nearly 27,0000 acres in Northern California, and a former district leader there tells @EdSource Betty Márquez Rosales that schools need to “create some kind of normality for students as soon as possible”

Recent disasters can teach schools how to rebuild after wildfires. In Lahaina, Hawaii, the significant environmental impact slowed school reopening, wries Mariana Dale @LAIst

In Altadena, @KateMishkin talks to middle- and working-class residents who are already worried about how slow it will be to rebuild their schools and community, especially compared to the higher-income communities in the Palisades @theguardian.

The recent pause on federal funds looks to have a massive impact on schooling across the country, with possibly sweeping effects on schools, childcare providers, research and more, writes @meltzere @chalkbeat

Many Los Angeles schools and community organizations are sharing “red cards” credit-card size lists with directions on how to respond if approached by immigration. @LAIst talks to students who hold the cards with them under the new Trump administration

The first weeks of the Trump administration have led to chaos for many immigrants living in Los Angeles and across the country. @zstavelyreports on California leaders rejecting the administration’s order to allow immigration enforcement in schools @LAIst

.@GovNewsom has tapped Magic Johnson, Casey Wasserman and Mark Walter to lead the philanthropic initiative for fire recovery. @LATimes describes the new effort here.

For families concerned about lingering wildfire pollutants, Vagi Sanganeria @EdSource interviewed several public health leaders about the dangers to children.

An Altadena middle schooler has started fundraising for Altadena Girls, focusing on her friends who lost their homes. @LASchoolReport talked to Fourteen-year-old Avery Colvert

Several communities near the wildfires have begun to fundraise and collect supplies for their most impacted neighbors--read about how schools in Los Feliz and Silver Lake are helping schools affected by the Pasadena and Eaton fires @theeastsiderla

A new longitudinal study shows that math scores matter--more than reading scores or health factors for adult earnings. Read the latest research on the impact of math scores on economic outcomes from @laurenonthehill @LASchoolReport

“Bilingual teacher training must be a long-term investment in California schools,” writes Anya Hurwitz @SealEDEquity about how the state can help more English learners @EdSource

How will President Trump’s cabinet pick impact schools? @EvieBlad breaks down how K-12 schools will be changed, including the impact on school meals, the Census, and schools run by the US Department of Defense @EducationWeek

How do you talk to your kids about the L.A. fires? Sharing tough news isn’t easy, and reporter @JennyAGold talks to families and mental health professionals for @LATimes about how to talk to your children about it

For decades, California has had a racial imbalance between its teacher workforce and student population. But @DianaLambert reports on how more people of Latino heritage are enrolling in teacher preparation programs @edsource

The state is working to fast track aid to schools impacted by the January fires. @K12Dive reviews the rules changes impacting child care, transitional kindergarten and attendance policies.

LAUSD's new board member, Karla Griego, hopes to support students threatened by immigration enforcement as she begins her term. @MallikaSeshadri reports on the new policies @EdSource

Governor Newsom’s new Executive Order suspends some state rules to help accelerate school recovery after the fires by housing displaced students and suspending certain rules. @Edsource’s Betty Marquez Rosales breaks down the changes

As the consequences of the pandemic-caused academic loss still remain, @LASchools and surrounding districts are moving quickly to reopen schools for students in the wake of the fires, reports @Bloomberg

Hundreds of teachers have lost homes in the fires. Isabelle Taft talks to district leaders and teachers about the devastation for the city’s educators and the implication on schooling @NYTimes