Diana Lambert
Ed Source ReporterDiana Lambert covers teachers and teaching. Before coming to EdSource, Diana was an education reporter for The Sacramento Bee for more than a decade. She has won numerous awards, including the 2017 James Madison Freedom of Information Award from the Society of Professional Journalism, and both a first-place honor for investigative reporting from The Inland Press Association and the McClatchy President’s Award in 2016. Before becoming an education reporter Diana was a bureau chief for the Sacramento Bee. She began her career at age 17 as a part-time proofreader for the Lodi News-Sentinel. Diana earned a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Sacramento.
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Political divide in country has meant less classroom instruction on race and racism, more harassment of LGBTQ youth, according to nationwide survey of principals. -
State Public Health Officer Dr. Tomás Aragón rescinded a public health order requiring that all school employees show proof of vaccination or be tested at least weekly. The new policy is effective Sept. 17. -
Families fell behind on wellness checkups during the pandemic, others became vaccine hesitant and still others had vaccine fatigue. The result has been a decline in childhood vaccinations and more students who can't attend school on campuses. -
Poorer students still get the least qualified teachers, but California has made progress -
California lags far behind other states on librarian to student ratio. -
California students and school staff had mixed emotions about the end of the state’s school mask mandate Monday. -
Thousands of California school staff and students didn’t attend school Monday in protest of a state order requiring students to be vaccinated.
