Growing Inland Achievement

Lacey Kendall speaks to Jennifer Gately, the Director of Learning Systems and Supports with the SB County Superintendent of Schools Office, to learn about the community schools model.

Why is college enrollment for males decreasing, while female enrollment is increasing like never before? Women now make up 2/3 of all college students. Colleges across the U.S. are trying different strategies to address the problem. Lacey Kendall speaks with Ernie Rios, Vice President of College Success for One Future Coachella Valley, where he sees the Gents Alliance Program, developed to improve the college access and completion rates of men.

Lacey Kendall speaks with Becca Marks-Anderson, Executive Vice President of the PTA District 23, to learn what the PTA is doing today to advocate for children.

Assembly Bill 3216 also called the Phone Free Schools Act, would require school districts to establish and implement a policy by July 1, 2026 to either limit or ban completely smartphone use during school hours. Today’s show takes a close look at the effort to remove cell phones from kids during class time.

Inland Empire news is shrinking, but now, a group of educators, journalists, and community members are joining forces to bring local journalism back.

Published data shows that there is an unprecedented amount of testing in K-12 schools. Lacey Kendall speaks with Michelle Odemwingie, CEO of the Achievement Network, an organization that tries to reduce testing, make the testing that does happen matter more, and improve the classroom experience for both students and teachers.

Stanford University recently completed a 10 year deep dive study into continuation and alternative high schools in California. Those schools are getting students to graduation at better rates than other schools. This episode explores how continuation high schools have changed for the better.