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Unified superintendent sees ‘so much hope’ after first year in office | EdSource • Students ‘panicking’ about looming SNAP delays | EdSource • Principal resigns after investigator finds Grindr app used to pursue sex with student | EdSource • San Francisco Unified principals reach tentative deal, averting strike | EdSource • Shorter term, bigger gain? More colleges try eight-week calendar | EdSource • Addressing childhood homelessness in California schools | EdSource • California rethinks how to identify 4-year-olds who need extra help learning English | EdSource • No shade: California school campuses losing tree canopy, research shows | EdSource • David Gordon, Sacramento County’s schools chief, plans to retire in 2027 | EdSource • California sues Trump administration over suspension of SNAP benefits | EdSource • Howard University in talks with Mayor Lee on potential Oakland expansion | EdSource • 120 federal TRIO programs lose grant money amid Trump’s DEI crackdown | EdSource • White House visa fee hike could weaken California’s teacher pipeline | EdSource • California sued over unequal school facility funding | EdSource • School district pays $12.5 million to settle sex abuse claims dating to 1991 | EdSource • Northern California school district sues U.S. Department of Education over slashed mental health grants | EdSource • Sacramento police pull resource officers from school district citing staffing issues | EdSource • You’re in and didn’t even apply? Why college direct admissions is growing nationally | EdSource • State court orders Trump settlement with UCLA to be made public | EdSource • San Gabriel Unified settles lawsuit with ASL aide over political expression | EdSource • Ex-CSU San Bernardino administrator awarded $6M in gender bias lawsuit | EdSource • Sanger Unified’s yearslong achievement tied to engaging instruction, focus on student growth | EdSource • Child poverty rate nearly triples in California, report finds | EdSource • Report: Cellphone polices should be flexible, help build healthy phone habits | EdSource • What is happening to ethnic studies in California? | EdSource • Direct admissions program expands across 16 Cal State campuses | EdSource • Collaboration lies at the heart of LAUSD’s test score gains | EdSource • California students plan to join walkout in support of climate legislation | EdSource • Program to help teachers aid students with disabilities loses federal grant | EdSource • Fresno’s Golden Charter Academy blends academics and nature-based learning | EdSource • USC rejects Trump administration’s conservative agenda compact | EdSource • Most California college grads see positive return on investment, study says | EdSource • CSU ends decade-long graduation push with some success, some shortfalls | EdSource • West Contra Costa Unified teachers authorize strike | EdSource • New legislation could create state department to oversee youth sports | EdSource • Hawthorne School District seniors get admission to CSU Dominguez Hills | EdSource • LAUSD board approves Carvalho’s employment agreement following months of praise and criticism | EdSource • More young people in California struggling with anxiety, stress and social media, study finds | EdSource • Newsom veto stalls California’s push to curb charter school fraud | EdSource • These are the education bills Gov. Newsom signed or vetoed • UC system wins five Nobel Prizes in one week — breaking a world record | EdSource • More California students taking and passing Advanced Placement exams | EdSource • Uncertainty, shock amid mass staff reductions at federal Education Department | EdSource • New laws aim to ease California’s student housing crunch | EdSource • MIT rejects Trump’s compact offering special funding benefits | EdSource • PODCAST: After a classmate is deported • Border Patrol to recruit at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo career fair | EdSource • Can early screening help more California kids learn to read? Teachers are finding out | EdSource • Study finds most teachers work a second job outside of the classroom | EdSource • California CAASPP Smarter Balanced Test Results | EdSource • Despite test score gains, California students still lag behind pre-pandemic levels | EdSource • New law changes how California kids learn to read | EdSource • Student support programs in peril after federal cuts at Hispanic-serving community colleges | EdSource • U.S. Supreme Court to decide if states can ban conversion therapy for minors | EdSource • Teachers in wealthy districts can earn $27,000 more — here’s why • School leaders say student cellphone ban aids study time, report says | EdSource • Former Air Force scientist takes the helm of Berkeley Space Center at NASA Ames • Out-of-state college students pay high costs. It’s worth it, they say | EdSource • California’s after-school programs and summer initiative spawn surprise dividend: new teachers | EdSource • What parents should know about new child vaccines | Quick Guide | EdSource • First class of incarcerated women graduates from Cal State Los Angeles | EdSource • California educators’ First Amendment rights face test in wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing | EdSource • How one student became a powerful voice for others with disabilities | EdSource • Newsom vows to cut state funding to universities that sign Trump’s compact | EdSource • Fresno Unified student test scores near pre-pandemic levels | EdSource • International students in California grapple with fear of deportation, visa applications | EdSource • How the federal government shutdown will impact California’s schools and students | EdSource • Report: Teacher pay penalty growing | EdSource • Marquez Elementary: First to return after Palisades fires | EdSource • What you need to know when sending kids back to a fire-impacted school | EdSource • OPINION: Uncertain future of IDEA law puts students with disabilities at risk • Small district to pay $7.5 million as the latest to settle lawsuits over sexual abuse decades ago | EdSource • A student deported and a summer of raids leave a school reeling | EdSource • Superintendents’ stress declines, but board and political pressure increases | EdSource • OPINION: Students shouldn’t face punishment for saving peers from overdoses in California | EdSource • Stockton Unified board member, whistleblower in district case, removed from board after felony conviction | EdSource • OPINION: LAUSD’s charter wars: More than meets eye | EdSource • How this teen pushed California to change special education policy | EdSource • Bill to curb sex abuse settlements stalls, likely to return next year | EdSource • Temecula Valley Unified gets third superintendent in two years | EdSource • PODCAST: Rural schools lose a lifeline to mental health support after Trump cut funding | EdSource • COMMENTARY: The second-most important education bill of the year was not an education bill at all • California child care providers win increase in state subsidies | EdSource • Female and Latino students most likely to work while in California colleges | EdSource • New state rules for student health insurance set for Newsom to sign | EdSource • After federal cuts, California schools could lose hundreds of mental health clinicians | EdSource • Trump administration drops proposal to undo Title IX protections | EdSource • Hornet Place: Student housing project breaks ground at Sacramento State | EdSource • Clovis Unified teachers face choice between CTA-backed or independent union | EdSource • Trump administration ordered to restore $500 million in research grants to UCLA | EdSource • COMMENTARY: New math approach in California schools sparks curiosity | EdSource • Report addresses chronic absenteeism among Latino kindergarteners at LAUSD | EdSource • Judge dismisses lawsuit against Fresno Unified’s Black student program | EdSource • New laws restrict immigration officers from entering California schools | EdSource • School board member stipends haven’t changed in over 40 years. That could change with a new bill | EdSource • More California students applied for FAFSA despite troubling circumstances • Attendance recovery policy: A solution for California’s chronic absenteeism? | EdSource • Loyola Marymount said it will no longer recognize its faculty union | EdSource • ACLU says LAUSD’s social media policy for parents violates First Amendment | EdSource • School board may have broken state law when it censored member | EdSource • After Charlie Kirk’s killing, Newsom launches service challenge for young men | EdSource • UC regents allow campus police to replenish military-grade equipment • Orange County school district hires its first woman superintendent | EdSource • Alberto Carvalho reappointed LAUSD superintendent | EdSource • Community schools show improved test scores, lower absenteeism, report says | EdSource • DOE redirects funds for Latino-serving colleges to HBCUs, tribal schools | EdSource • LAUSD joins districts across the state in planning for financial literacy education | EdSource • State lawmakers seek $23 billion in science bonds to counter Trump cuts | EdSource • Slavery descendants to get preference for college admission if bill approved | EdSource • Political tensions and tech shifts complicate roles on school boards, study shows • Math crisis began a decade ago and has only worsened, report says | EdSource • Financial aid applications up 11% among California high school seniors | EdSource • UC evaluating ‘every option’ amid Trump administration demands on UCLA | EdSource • Lawmakers pass sweeping charter school anti-fraud bill | EdSource • California lawmakers pass key education reforms | EdSource • Bill to reduce antisemitism awaits governor’s signature | EdSource • Infighting threatens to derail bills to prevent charter school fraud | EdSource • Cal State system seeks a delicate balance on diversity under Trump | EdSource • School board member in Sacramento County reprimanded | EdSource • Trump administration to end grant funding for Hispanic-Serving Institutions, affecting many California colleges | EdSource • Bill to extend substitute teaching time raises academic concerns • COMMENTARY: How California schools can support students, families fearing ICE raids • HHS secretary unveils new MAHA strategy to improve children’s health | EdSource • California faces federal funding cuts for special ed teachers; DEI targeted | EdSource • CSU campuses pitch more AI, data science degrees | EdSource • Cal Poly Humboldt names new president | EdSource • Teacher optimism improves, but that isn’t stopping them from leaving | EdSource • Enjoyment of science plummeted along with scores on 8th grade national test | EdSource • Teacher credentialing commission to update licensure tests | EdSource • COMMENTARY: We must act now to fix America’s broken school-to-work pipeline • California leaders warn schools: English learner rights remain despite Trump rollback • Trump administration’s actions impact high school seniors’ college planning | EdSource • U.S. Department of Education promises FAFSA form will be on time this year | EdSource • Interactive map: Decline in girls’ math performance in California schools | EdSource • Girls closed the gender gap in math; then the pandemic struck | EdSource • UC president warns of ‘enormous harm’ amid federal funding cuts | EdSource • Parents, LAUSD settle suit; 100,000 students get 45 tutoring hours for three years | EdSource • Highlands Charter’s $180M debt, superintendent’s reforms, and appeal for second chance | EdSource • How a Sacramento charter school misused $180 million and became a poster child for reform | EdSource • LAUSD sees significant increase in students using mental health services | EdSource • Republicans propose cutting $3.5B in grants serving low-income students | EdSource • State Legislature passes bills to restrict immigration enforcement at schools • How California community colleges are using AI to battle financial aid fraud • State lawmakers scramble to amend bills preventing charter school fraud • Two groups square off in bid to unionize teachers in Clovis Unified • Beverly Hills Unified superintendent overrules plan to display Israeli flag | EdSource • CSU enrollment up 4,000 students, but number of non-Californians declines • Construction on track for UC Berkeley’s student housing at People’s Park • ‘Can you come wipe me?’: Younger 4-year-olds pose new challenges for TK | EdSource • UPDATE: Cannabis industry and child care advocates at odds over new bill • PODCAST: Play and potty training: The realities of California’s TK rollout • Finding the ideal TK teacher: A challenge of credentials and preschool experience • Family of student detained by ICE files lawsuit, claiming ‘racial profiling’ • Inside transitional kindergarten: Where play, curiosity and early learning meet • Trump administration to release $900M in withheld education funds to state | EdSource • UPDATE: Applications open for student member on State Board of Education • State suspension rates remain high despite reforms • UPDATE: Muslim civil rights group designates UC Berkeley as a ‘hostile campus’ • California teachers moving to Oklahoma will have values tested | EdSource • Number of Black teachers drops nearly a third since 1990, research shows | EdSource • California schools brace for fallout from U.S. Supreme Court decision on religious rights | EdSource • COMMENTARY: Pressure to overachieve in high school in Silicon Valley is a problem; here’s what has helped • Former Cal State chancellor Joseph I. Castro dies at 58 • Investigation underway as special needs enrollment rises in Lodi Unified • California joins effort to cut chronic absenteeism in half by 2030 | EdSource • COMMENTARY: Don’t dismantle highly effective public charter school programs in the name of accountability • COMMENTARY: It’s time to set a bold vision for higher education in California • UPDATE: Trump administration cutting California sex ed grant over transgender policies • UPDATE: Trump’s endowment tax could cost Stanford $1.1 billion over five years • LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan remains resilient amid complaint and opposition • PODCAST: L.A. County gets called out again for its continued failure to educate incarcerated youth • California lawmakers rush to pass key education bills before deadline | EdSource • DOE: Office for Civil Rights staff to return to work after mass layoffs • Immigration agents alleged to boast about $1,500 for L.A. student’s arrest | EdSource • Trump administration removes guidance for teaching English learners | EdSource • California lawmakers rush to pass key education bills before deadline • UPDATE: Teachers still waiting for paid pregnancy leave after Assembly bill fails to advance • Fresno Unified error skews state teacher data, analysis shows • Potential pilot with San Jose State could bring big changes to Silicon Valley law school • UPDATE: Judge: Oakland Unified must open up space to Christian ministry after school • UPDATE: Peralta district chancellor recommends merging Laney and Merritt colleges • UPDATE: Vendor that provides telehealth services for LAUSD students reports data breach • Strong first-day attendance at LAUSD schools despite immigration fears • Becoming school superintendent in an age of uncertainty and anxiety • UPDATE: Majority of adults oppose eliminating U.S. Department of Education, poll finds • UPDATE: Federal judge says DOE has ignored order to restore civil rights office cuts • PODCAST: Inside Cal State’s housing crunch: Why dorm beds still fall short • UPDATE: Stanford to continue legacy admissions through 2026 despite state ban • UPDATE: Judge orders Trump administration to restore part of UCLA research grants • Youth suicide declines since pandemic, but disparities persist in California • COMMENTARY: Losing college athletics at Sonoma State is a big ‘L’ • L.A. Unified student detained by immigration agents as district prepares increased safety measures • UPDATE: Teachers union decries errors with S.F. Unified’s new $20M payroll system • UPDATE: Analysis: Courts block some of Trump administration’s higher ed agenda • UPDATE: Fontana Unified to start voluntary, random drug testing of students • Marin County outlines stricter cellphone use for students this school year • Cal State wants more housing. Can it add 18,000 beds? • UPDATE: School board member faces resignation demands over offensive Instagram posts • A deeper look at rising admissions at the University of California • UPDATE: Trump to require colleges to report data on race, gender of admitted students • UPDATE: Trump seeking $1 billion from UCLA amid antisemitism allegations • UPDATE: Court: UC must revisit policy barring undocumented students from jobs • COMMENTARY: I faked reading in third grade. Too many Black kids still have to • Parents favor four-year college for children — but Republicans show more skepticism • UPDATE: Analysis: California community colleges offer quick return on tuition investment • COMMENTARY: I’ve got my bachelor’s. Why I’m going to enroll in community college now • From poverty to Ph.D.: Veronica Alvarez’s journey in arts education • L.A. County’s failure to educate incarcerated youth is ‘systemic,’ report says • MAP: Thousands of California students attend schools in high fire danger zones • UPDATE: L.A. teachers union demands more safety measures for immigrants • L.A. teachers union demands more safety measures for immigrants • Newsom directs agencies to tackle loneliness crisis among boys and young men • CDE expects to receive nearly $1B the Trump administration had withheld • Student-run co-ops provide affordable housing at UC Berkeley • Senators once again push bills to raise minimum salaries for teachers • Feds accuse UCLA of failing to protect Jewish students • Trump administration says UCLA violated civil rights law with ‘indifferent’ response to antisemitism complaints • As he takes on University of California’s presidency, Milliken will lean on his experience in three other states • COMMENTARY: My college forces me to leave my new car at home • Former Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon joins race for state schools chief • UC admits more Californians, but elite campuses stay selective • Millions in state funding created year-round access, opportunities for Fresno students • Trump administration unfreezes billions in federal education funds after outcry • From fire camp to cooking classes, California students thrive in summer programs • California’s $14 billion investment in expanded learning transforms summer schools • Judge rules LAUSD broke state law denying charter co-location access • California State University, unions spar over promised pay raises • LAUSD celebrates student progress, reaffirms support for immigrant communities • Inland Empire confronts obstacles to sending students to college • Trump administration releases a portion of frozen school grants • He taught and blogged for thousands — retiring teacher shares his wisdom • Trump wants to cut college access programs for low-income students; California educators are pushing back • UC regents appear to support future tuition increases, but are skeptical of bigger ones • California releases long-awaited teacher data, revealing demographic shifts • Students with discrimination complaints left in limbo, months after California civil rights office closed • Migrant education helps farmworkers’ children catch up; Trump wants to end it • UC Berkeley chancellor tells Congress of commitment to protect Jewish students, but defends free speech • UC regents may consider more tuition increases for 2027-28 school year • Buffeted by change, California charter schools continue to grow amid scrutiny • New HHS rule bars undocumented kids from Head Start child care • Erratic results, high costs doomed this districtwide student improvement program • COMMENTARY: Trump and Newsom are stealing from our children to avoid hard choices • Bill to provide descendants of slavery preference in college admissions moves forward • Trump administration sues California in policy battle over transgender athletes • What Trump’s budget and tax law means for California students • California rejects Trump administration demand to ban transgender athletes • Trump’s law reshapes federal loans and Pell Grants, impacting California students • Undocumented students in California navigate uncertainty and fear under Trump • As feds plan new measures to prevent financial aid fraud, colleges hope real students still enroll • PODCAST: Funding at risk for colleges serving high numbers of Latino students • Trump freezes grant funding, upending school budgets • Commentary: Districts need more options to ensure stability, continuity for students • Districts scramble to meet parental opt-out requirement following Supreme Court ruling • What to know about California’s English learners • What the new state budget holds in store for education • PODCAST: Students and families caught in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement • California colleges worry about lawsuit challenging funding for campuses with many Hispanic students • Department of Education simplifies FAFSA application process • Trump administration threatens state funding over gender identity in sex ed • How to help kids cope with ongoing ICE raids, deportations | Quick Guide • California retires RICA; new teacher test to focus on phonics • Elite charter school CEO resigns after probe into abuse of taxpayer money • Advocacy group leader talks about the challenges of transitional kindergarten • Study: California lags behind nation in education, economic well-being of kids • As White House wavers on visas, Chinese students at California colleges face uncertainty and worried parents • ‘There was a lot of fear’: Central Valley immigration raids drive up absences in schools, study finds • Trump administration cuts LGBTQ+ support from youth suicide hotline • What you need to know about California’s Prop. 28 arts education initiative | Quick Guide • Community college adjunct professors optimistic as two lawsuits over pay progress • Teachers union head Randi Weingarten quits DNC post in dispute with chairman • COMMENTARY: Community college math policy: Balancing big picture gains and classroom struggles • COMMENTARY: Schools should not be battlegrounds for immigration enforcement • LAUSD agrees to fund $900 million to settle sexual assault lawsuits • ‘Happy, but tense’: LAUSD graduations continue safely amid regional ICE activity • Trauma, upheaval, fear: Students and families caught in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement • Students showed resilience as schools recovered from L.A. fires • COMMENTARY: Lean in on structured, career-focused opportunities in high school • COMMENTARY: Let’s make STEM opportunity achievable, not illusory, for California community college students • Sex ed faces backlash in Modesto • Legislature rejects ‘draconian’ cuts to UC and CSU, keeps TK-12 funding intact • Donate to EdSource journalism: Match your donation today • LAUSD condemns immigration raids as one unfolds next to a school • Newsom promises funding to jump-start early literacy • West Contra Costa hires former student and principal as superintendent • PODCAST: 50 years later: How Lau v. Nichols changed education for English learners (Re-broadcast) • Trump’s budget would reduce Pell Grant awards and work-study programs • Through comedy, students can take ‘big swings’ for mental health • COMMENTARY: We must redesign middle and high schools to better serve students • COMMENTARY: Layered levels of support boost student achievement, reduce suspensions — let’s fortify the system • California Department of Education urges school districts to resist Trump’s threats over transgender athletes • ‘Serving adult learners’: California community colleges are expanding short-term career programs • Legislative Analyst’s Office criticizes Newsom’s education budget for risky funding practices • COMMENTARY: How teachers can use AI to listen, reflect and build math classroom community • COMMENTARY: California students have a unique opportunity to shape education policy • High school redesign, dropping enrollment’s silver lining plus more budget miscellany • Transgender athlete wins, shares state honors, creating questions about inclusion • State’s school awards dinner at Disneyland comes with hefty price tag • PODCAST: California program offers $500 in scholarships, but many students miss out • Film program empowers Berkeley teens to tell their stories • Federal grant cuts hit California universities hard, putting research in limbo • California schools see 9% surge in homeless students as funds decrease • If undocumented parents lose Medi-Cal, California kids could suffer, advocates say • California college students find creative solutions to manage graduation costs • PODCAST: Pasadena schools get help for students coping with trauma of Eaton Fire • Proactive campus policies, communication with students critical under ‘antagonistic’ federal actions, panel says • State faces staffing shortage for transitional kindergarten expansion • California TK-12 enrollment ticks down, while number of homeless and poor students rises • Court blocks Temecula Valley Unified from enforcing CRT ban • Should California’s college systems be merged into one university? • California schools prepare to introduce universal reading screening • Trump proposals for students with disabilities create confusion and fear • State bailout for California school districts comes with long strings attached • PODCAST: Uncertainty over Head Start funding puts parents and teachers on edge • Head Start offers path to success for children, families • No cuts for schools, more funding for early literacy, in Newsom’s revised budget • Head Start allies wait, worry about possible funding cuts • ‘Psychological first aid’: How volunteers helped students recover after LA fires • UC Riverside launches free teacher residency program with San Bernardino City Unified School District • Districts still have learning recovery money: Why not spend it on tutoring? • More, but not enough, Californians accessing free money for college, career • PODCAST: Trump administration slashing programs for students with disabilities, struggling readers • Wellness coaches take on youth mental health problem in rural California • COMMENTARY: California needs high-quality instructional materials to support teachers, boost math learning • West Contra Costa makes progress toward financial health, but big challenges remain • Trump’s budget would abolish funding for English learners, adult ed, teacher recruitment • California school districts spend millions on policing, with little scrutiny • Bill to automatically admit eligible graduates to CSU moves forward • The sound of music returns to students traumatized by the Eaton fire • COMMENTARY: Federal cuts throw a curveball into my young Dodger fan’s tutoring journey • James Milliken, of University of Texas, selected as next University of California president • AmeriCorps cuts slash support services, programs for vulnerable communities • West Contra Costa Unified loses big chunk of federal grant to support students’ mental health • PODCAST: California schools spend millions on police officers, with little public discussion • Literacy bill compromise gains support of a former foe and passes first hurdle • Visa uncertainty hits California community colleges’ international students • Numerous districts don’t heed federal advice to bar police from enforcing school rules • Legislative deal on reading instruction reached in the nick of time • California and other states sue Trump over gutting AmeriCorps • Oakland teachers plan one-day strike May 1 • Parents of truant students won’t face jail, sanctions under new bill • Number of California teaching credentials increases after two-year slump • Trump attacks a key strategy for California schools: Flagging racial disparities in discipline • Fresno Unified names Misty Her as superintendent • Future farmers grow real-world skills at Cal State’s working farms • PODCAST: What California can learn from Texas about bilingual education • Why Texas is ahead of California on bilingual education • How federal cuts are already affecting disabled students in California • UC faculty to consider its own high school ethnic studies mandate • California launches first phase of long-anticipated Cradle-to-Career data system • Months after fire, Pali High moves into Santa Monica Sears building • Do California college students regret their chosen majors? • Chino Valley Unified seeks federal support in banning transgender athletes • Californians ding Newsom’s, lawmakers’ handling of schools in survey • Amid deadly measles outbreak, California’s childhood vaccination rates are falling • California School Vaccinations Database • No compromise on literacy bill as hearing deadline looms • West Contra Costa makes big push to get kids to class – and raise revenue while doing it • House Democrats demand meeting with Homeland Security boss over visit to LA schools • New bill could mean big pay raise for California teachers • COMMENTARY: California’s chronic literacy crisis requires solutions drawn from research • COMMENTARY: Students easily subvert LAUSD phone ban, so what’s a better plan? • End of federal grants could worsen teacher shortages • Ice cream socials, fights and vomit: Why Cal State resident assistants want to unionize • Has Oakland Unified’s board fired its superintendent? • Bay Area high school district cited, must provide anti-bias training to teachers • LAUSD denies entry to federal officials, affirms support for immigrants • As University of California searches for new president, Trump’s policies make the position more difficult • How districts can increase student access to computer science | Quick Guide • COMMENTARY: Teachers need more prep time • Parents who need to tap 529 college accounts jolted by stock market • California files suit to stop Trump administration attempt to cut library funding • Districts should target funds to foster youth to improve progress, report says • Deadline change helped more seniors sign up for student aid • California students sue Trump administration over revoked visas • Concern grows as visas are terminated for dozens of international students at California colleges • Inside San Francisco Unified’s blunder with special education • When districts face the tough job of closing schools, Manny Barbara is the go-to guy • Visas revoked for dozens of international students at University of California campuses • NIH has ended $37 million in research funds to UC, lawsuit says • Stanford to hold campus town hall meetings about funding and federal scrutiny • California libraries may lose millions under Trump cuts • California colleges report no financial aid delays so far but fear federal upheaval • Sonoma State academic senate moves forward with no-confidence vote • Cal State urges ‘extreme caution’ for students, faculty and staff considering travel abroad • Trump administration threatens to hold back funding from public schools over diversity • Schools chief Tony Thurmond has side jobs • California lawmaker again attempts to make computer science class mandatory • California bill limiting immigration enforcement in schools advances in state Senate • Democrats reject California bills banning transgender athletes • Trump administration probes California sex ed program • COMMENTARY: Slow down and take a closer look at the issue of trans athletes • How schools can help students facing homelessness get to class • COMMENTARY: California teachers urgently need training in how to respond to, and cope with, trauma • Sacramento-area district, colleges sign data-sharing agreement • Lawmaker calls for state audit of LAUSD in wake of lawsuit • Fresno Unified will pay for some students’ housing to promote attendance • California teachers recall long road back from Covid • Bay Area Head Start staff members raise concerns for program’s future • Californians now have access to 300,000 eBooks through California State Library • Federal investigation targets California ban on parental notification policies • Pandemic-era push to ‘build solutions’ must continue, panel says • Justice Department investigates Stanford and Berkeley over affirmative action • How Covid changed teaching in California: fewer pencils, more technology • Education Department revokes waivers for California universities to use federal funding for undocumented immigrants • Trump challenges California law barring schools from revealing students’ gender identity • LA schools face looming challenges, report suggests • Do babies make memories? • How Covid’s mental health toll transformed California’s schools • At community colleges, online classes remain popular years after pandemic • COMMENTARY: Let’s fully fund restorative justice — because it works • COMMENTARY: California can strengthen its teacher workforce; here’s how • Five years after Covid shuttered schools, parent empowerment lives on • COMMENTARY: How to improve California’s school funding formula • 10 California colleges among 60 threatened by Trump administration over treatment of Jewish students • Trump administration moves student loans, special education programs • Madera drama teacher sees the arts as a gateway to improving literacy skills • Pro-Palestinian students sue UCLA over attack on encampment last year • Trump signs executive order to dismantle Department of Education • Covid’s long shadow in California: Chronic absences, student depression and the limits of money • University of California to no longer require diversity statements in faculty hiring • PODCAST: Programs cut, futures uncertain: Sonoma State students face challenges ahead • Hiring freeze at UC sparks fears of far-reaching impacts • Covid recovery funds are gone; what now for California students? • After the fire: Former foster youth attributes recovery to unconditional support • COMMENTARY: Why California must champion community college bachelor’s degrees • Scenes of loss – and resilience – at a Cal State campus facing drastic cuts • Moments that defined Covid-19’s impact on education in California • Thousands of California educators issued pink slips again this year • ROUNDTABLE: Five years after Covid: Innovations that are driving results • Feds shutter California civil rights office: ‘The students are going to suffer’ • PODCAST: Undocumented student civic engagement in the Trump era (Live at SXSW EDU) • California college professors have mixed views on AI in the classroom • Renewed push to reshape ethnic studies with oversight and new standards • COMMENTARY: California’s ‘Career Passport’ would spend tax dollars on unproven technology • Too much test prep? Inside Compton Unified’s frequent assessments • California educators nervous about federal plan to investigate schools with diversity initiatives • Job hunting is awful. California believes its ‘Career Passport’ can change that • How to describe middling and poor test scores? State Board frets over the right words • Timing unclear on move to dissolve the Department of Education • Department of Justice investigates allegations of antisemitism at UC • California tribal college looks to become independent, but financial questions loom • U.S. Department of Education sued over cuts to teacher training • Rise in measles cases has schools on alert • What college students hope, fear from the new presidential administration • Secretary Linda McMahon spells out Education Department’s ‘final mission’ • CDE says district sex ed discriminated against LGBTQ students • More than 40% of California’s class of 2024 took an Advanced Placement exam • McMahon confirmed as U.S. secretary of education • Which districts are on California’s latest financial danger lists — and why • COMMENTARY: Why you shouldn’t let the controversy around AP African American Studies deter you from teaching it • West Contra Costa compromises on staff cuts, but may have to cut student services instead • Trump to sign executive order making English the country’s official language • Department of Education offers buyouts that some call ‘misleading’ • UCLA says more than $1 billion at risk if feds withhold funding • Sacramento State eyes downtown expansion • Academic gaps ‘allowed to linger’ among California’s Black students over past decade, report says • PODCAST: Is LAUSD misusing its money for arts education? • Bill seeks to boost college access for students who experienced homelessness • COMMENTARY: California takes a big step in how it measures school performance, but there’s still more to do • Chief of NAEP put on leave by Trump administration • West Contra Costa seeks new superintendent with roots in the community • Bay Area teen rejected by 16 colleges files racial discrimination lawsuit against UC • New science of reading bill aims to teach California children to read • Cal Poly Humboldt will cover gap between tuition and aid for eligible students next fall • California extends state financial aid deadline until April 2 • San Francisco Unified School District to issue 837 preliminary layoff notices • COMMENTARY: In the age of AI, students urgently need access to computer science • What does threatened federal funding do for California K-12 schools? | Quick Guide • UC Merced becomes Central Valley’s only university with top national research label • L.A. Judge: Community college adjuncts are entitled to pay for grading, planning and office hours • Santa Ana to drop contested ethnic studies courses to settle closely watched lawsuit • Education concerns remain high at LA County juvenile hall • Cal State campuses best for upward economic mobility, new rankings say • Bill aims to protect California college students owing ‘institutional debt’ • Pacifica’s ‘singing principal’ engages students through music • State’s largest teachers union responds to federal order on DEI programs • Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi launches campaign for state superintendent • Kennedy panel to investigate childhood vaccine schedule • California college leaders anxious, uncertain as Trump administration orders end to diversity programs • How federal threats to DEI are impacting California schools • COMMENTARY: Our failure in teaching early math shortchanges children for life • COMMENTARY: Let’s redefine student success to measure what really matters • Districts offer early retirement. Are students collateral damage? • Fresno Unified teachers condemn district for plan to cut extra class time for students • West Contra Costa community rallies around educators protesting staffing cuts • Trump’s nominee says she may break apart, not shut down education department • PODCAST: Former foster youth often struggle to get through college. Here’s how some programs help • What parents and students need to know about LAUSD’s cellphone ban • Bill would require Cal State to publish expenses greater than $10,000 • California colleges and universities get new research activity Carnegie classifications • COMMENTARY: It hurts not to have access to affordable health care • The community college creating a home base for transition-age foster students • California school districts are weighed down by new costs of old sexual assaults • New Stanford database tracks learning loss, gain in California and districts nationwide • How Compton Unified boosted its standardized test scores • Lawsuit charges misuse of arts education funding at LAUSD schools • Lawsuits mount against LAUSD amid years of cyberattacks • Cuts to National Institutes of Health could hamper research at the University of California • COMMENTARY: California should emulate states posting gains on ‘nation’s report card’ • Fresno Unified teachers say district is slow-walking ethnic studies launch • Teacher of the Year recipient pleads guilty to sex crimes with student • Drama class helps Compton students find themselves on stage • San Jose State targeted in sex-discrimination investigation • West Contra Costa school board slashes staffing to avoid deficit • Local teacher unions join forces to demand more from districts • Chastised Palo Alto school board member acknowledges ‘error of judgment’ • Lawsuit alleges University of California illegally considers race in admissions • COMMENTARY: How to resist Trump’s order imposing classroom censorship and discrimination • Cal State unveils artificial intelligence tools for students • How Oakland Unified is helping immigrant students fill education gaps • California should continue to invest in teacher recruitment, retention, study says • For former foster care students, college help exists long after exiting the system • Restraining order blocks Trump freeze to federal education assistance • COMMENTARY: Give fire victim families emergency school choice • California superintendent assures Title IX protections based on gender identity will be protected • Federal judge dismisses case claiming community college diversity policies infringe on academic freedom • A lifeline for ill students, LAUSD’s home hospital school suffers from instability • West Contra Costa ramps up search for new superintendent • Health bright spots; ‘alarming’ education gaps among California’s students, report card finds • Cal State tallies 4,500 reports of possible discrimination, harassment • PODCAST: Ethnic studies requirement sparks debate in Palo Alto • At LA’s Homeboy Art Academy, arts education saves lives • California still lags behind pre-pandemic reading and math scores on national assessment • California leaders still uncertain about impact of potential federal funding freeze • Cal State system braces for possible cuts in classes, sports due to budget problems and enrollment decline • Bucking federal moves, San Francisco State focuses requirement on climate change • Supreme Court could approve public funding for religious charter schools • Modesto Junior College program that supports refugees expresses uncertainty amid Trump policies • Sonoma State coaches organize legal challenges to proposed sports cut • COMMENTARY: Standards to classroom: Transforming the opportunity to learn in California schools • Anatomy of a divided California school board’s vote on ethnic studies • California leaders reject Trump administration order to allow immigration enforcement in schools • Federal school safety board disbanded under Trump administration • West Contra Costa student school board members among few in California to be paid • Here are the goals Fresno Unified’s next superintendent must tackle • What Los Angeles schools can learn from Northern California districts that survived wildfires • Sonoma State plans to end six academic departments amid budget cuts • ‘The day I lost my house:’ School communities reel from Eaton, Palisades fires • New L.A. County fire prompts evacuations of several schools • COMMENTARY: In teaching, language quirks can be an asset • How a new LAUSD board member hopes to inspire change following Trump’s inauguration • Rural schools could lose 100-year-old federal funding source • Trump’s choice for No. 2 education job has Sacramento ties • Students, parents informed of breach of PowerSchool information • DACA continues to face uncertain future, after appeals court ruling • How to protect children from wildfire pollutants | Quick Guide • Community college bachelor’s degrees stall for years amid Cal State objections • PODCAST: Teachers, students reel from Los Angeles fires • Over $45 billion in local bonds coming to schools, community colleges • Let the latest scramble begin for California school construction money • Financial aid deadline extended for Los Angeles, Ventura County residents • West Contra Costa Unified struggles to stay solvent, avoid state takeover • Former Orange County Superintendent of Schools Al Mijares dies • ‘Students are scared’: Border Patrol raids fuel fear in schools • Donate: Support trusted, nonprofit journalism today. • UPDATE: Some state rules suspended by executive order to accelerate school recovery after LA fires • COMMENTARY: Bilingual teacher training must be a long-term investment in California schools • How more Hispanic teachers could change the face of California education • Gov. Newsom proposes stable school funding in 2025-26 with an ominous warning • UC, CSU face cuts under Newsom’s proposed budget • Fires close more than 1,000 schools in Los Angeles, 9 schools destroyed or heavily damaged • UPDATE: Fires close more than 1,000 schools in Los Angeles, 9 schools destroyed or heavily damaged • Map: School districts closed due to fires in Los Angeles County • Deteriorating East Bay school to be rebuilt after yearslong fight • PODCAST: What to watch for in California education in 2025 • LA-area colleges and universities close, curtail in-person classes as wildfires spread • LAUSD closes amid widespread fires, wind and smoke • California Department of Education raising funds for students, educators impacted by wildfires • California education issues to watch in 2025, plus predictions on how they may play out • Crowded classes, staff shortages, insufficient pay are making some California teachers rethink careers • A new year and a new CEO for EdSource • College clubs becoming just as competitive as getting into college • UC enrolls more California residents, driven by transfers and returning students • New law could boost Social Security checks for thousands of retired California teachers • What rights do immigrant students and families have in California schools and colleges? | Quick Guide • Teachers’ Social Security payments will grow after Biden signs the Social Security Fairness Act • How Cal State’s first Black woman trustee influenced the university system • Number of new teaching credentials dips for second year in a row • Newsom executive order could mean healthier school meals • How to get college credit from job training, the military or even a hobby | Quick Guide • California students to learn about consequences of alcohol use • New year starts with new laws impacting education • COMMENTARY: Don’t want to close underenrolled schools? Here’s how to make the math work • EdSource’s Best of 2024: Our most read stories • EdSource’s Best of 2024: Our favorite feature stories • COMMENTARY: How three teachers and one little kid taught me stuff I didn’t learn in Ph.D. school • EdSource’s Best of 2024: Our favorite Education Beat podcast episodes • LAUSD settles lawsuit over federal money it unlawfully denied to Archdiocese schools • UC resolves discrimination complaints made against Palestinian, Muslim and Jewish students • Big decisions ahead for new leaders at West Contra Costa Unified • California’s college financial aid chief on FAFSA chaos, concerns about Trump and more • PODCAST: How a ballet scholarship inspired a student to pursue her dreams • State takes another step toward mandatory testing for reading difficulties in 2025 • Why many colleges are giving more credit for learning outside the classroom • Can theater help prevent violence in schools? • UC, CSU and community colleges should merge into single university, report urges • Author of federal mental health law has advice for California • Sen. Lena Gonzalez is introducing policy to keep immigration enforcement away from schools • Gov. Newsom previews the master plan for career education • Community colleges loosen STEM math placement rules, calming some critics • PODCAST: Should colleges give credit for learning outside the classroom? • Ethnic studies remains an unfunded mandate. What will Newsom do? • Higher education inflation index rose 3.4% • What high school graduating classes might look like in 2041 • What to know about free money waiting in state-funded savings accounts | Quick Guide • Enrollment climbs at some Cal State campuses, tumbles at others • How universities are helping student-athletes have a ‘typical’ college experience • COMMENTARY: How to exhaust your students, in a good way • Ballet opens doors for children to chase the joy of dance • Proposed legislation to limit immigration raids in schools, daycares • California must put money, mandates behind promises of bilingual education, researchers say • PODCAST: How one rural county is putting more social workers in schools • Judge rejects lawsuit over ‘liberated’ ethnic studies classes in LAUSD • COMMENTARY: Better writing instruction comes from studying student work more closely • Conflict over race, LGBTQ issues cost schools more than $3 billion last school year • California attorney general releases guidance for schools, colleges on protecting immigrant students • One-third of Native American students in California were chronically absent last year • COMMENTARY: Playing the long game in an uncertain education policy climate • To expand appeal, California apprenticeships in construction trades offer child care support • State Board criticized for soft-pedaling reporting on low student test scores • Jumping off rocks: Why kids need outdoor play to thrive • We must do more to ensure college is worth it for all students • Tackling the student mental health crisis in rural Central Valley • How are college students using AI tools like ChatGPT? • Graduation rates up at most Cal State campuses, but some worsen • ANALYSIS: Trump nominee for education secretary would come backed with detailed policy agenda • California schools recovering from pandemic, school dashboard shows • COMMENTARY: Maybe we should get rid of the U.S. Department of Education • Sacramento State’s Black Honors College aims to be ‘HBCU of the West’ • First forecast for 2025-26 school funding: More money with a twist • Cal Maritime’s merger with Cal Poly awaits final board vote • Educators divided on impact of changes in STEM math placement at California community colleges • Cal State faculty union rallies outside board of trustees meeting • Trump names Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretary • LAUSD unanimously affirms support for immigrant and LGBTQ+ students leading up to Trump’s inauguration • Lawsuits charge antisemitism, civil rights violations at California charter school and high school district • U.S. schools banned over 4,200 book titles last school year • Oakland Unified wrestles with lead in water. Most California schools are in the dark • SEARCHABLE MAP: Lead levels in California schools’ drinking water • COMMENTARY: Changing careers might mean becoming a student again – and that’s OK • ROUNDTABLE: A new law aims to expand access to STEM. What troubles some educators? • What to know about changes in STEM math placement at California community colleges • PODCAST: What the new Trump presidency could mean for California students and schools • Shortage of teachers and classrooms slows expansion of arts education in Los Angeles and beyond • UC approves hefty tuition increase for non-Californians • Financial aid fraud is growing at California’s community colleges • Bay Area district settles suit alleging inequitable education practices • California will protect students from Trump’s education cuts, state schools chief vows • School board results show wins on conservative and progressive sides • California education leaders try to reassure students of protections against Trump policies • What Trump’s victory means for education in California • California voters say yes to $10 billion school construction bond • Harris or Trump? A lot at stake today for California students • COMMENTARY: All students can excel in advanced mathematics • How California teachers have navigated a contentious presidential election • Turning out California student voters with quizzes, coffee sleeves and door-knocking • Berkeley, Oakland teens cast first votes in school board elections • PODCAST: 16 and 17-year-olds make history by voting in school board elections in two California cities • Teachers, conservatives battle for sway on school boards • Cal State posts uneven graduation progress as initiative finish line approaches • COMMENTARY: Hidden costs of college include, for many, commuting • College application deadlines are near. What you need to know • Look for solutions beyond school grounds to address youth homicides • New law moves toward better translation of special ed documents, but families want more • Why housing and education leaders must work together to help students thrive • Most teachers want cell phone bans, survey finds • Narrow majority back state school construction bond in latest poll • Community college students far from a four-year university are less likely to transfer, study says • PODCAST: What is California doing — or not doing — about lead in school drinking water? • How to help kids and teens use the internet safely • COMMENTARY: Proposition 2 is essential for California’s students and run-down schools • COMMENTARY: We must dig deeper to see which students are most vulnerable to bullying • San Francisco schools must avoid state takeover at all costs, education veteran warns • Lack of candidates means many Californians won’t vote for school board • COMMENTARY: Nonprofits should help improve student voter turnout • What schools should know about the insurance crisis in foster care • Nature’s classroom: Why preschoolers need more time outdoors • ‘Academic probation’ sends message to students that college isn’t for them, research says • PODCAST: Can Prop 2 fix California’s most neglected school buildings? • COMMENTARY: How California can transform math education for English learners • Transitional kindergarten can’t expand without the right kind of classrooms • Report: How dual enrollment in California compares with other states • How a caring teacher can make or break school for young students • Professor, community college reach $2.4 million settlement in free speech case • LAUSD celebrates academic recovery, but a rough road lies ahead without Covid relief money • Teachers are still leaving, but these aspiring educators are excited to join the profession • Grant rollout fiasco: CDE announces $470 million in Golden State Pathways awards for a third time • COMMENTARY: Understanding California’s test scores could hold the key to student improvement • California Smarter Balanced Test Results: 2024 • State test scores inch up, but still lag pre-Covid numbers • Upgrading facilities can make schools safer and more sustainable, panel says • Central Valley schools juggle extensive building needs with limited funds to fix them • Enrollment ticks up 2% at Cal State, its first increase since 2020 • 252 districts place bonds on the ballot; here’s how two would spend the money • Roundtable | How voters can help repair California schools • A guide to what a $10 billion construction bond on the ballot could mean for your school • How to keep young Black and Latino teachers from leaving LAUSD • How school closures provide an opportunity to create better high schools • Campaign for College Opportunity’s new president on tackling the transfer process • Gov. Newsom signs bill banning legacy admissions at private, nonprofit colleges • Newsom rejects bill for community college nursing bachelor’s programs • California makes it harder to ban books in public libraries • What you need to know to become a teacher in California | Quick Guide • Governor approves ban on synthetic dyes in school meals • Governor signs bill calling for review of teacher performance assessments • UC, Cal State, community colleges should work together to boost transfer rates, auditor says • Q&A: Big drop in enrollment of low-income undocumented students at California’s public universities • Free-range parenting: A chat with Lenore Skenazy • Q&A: How new wellness coaches expand mental health support in California schools • School boards association lawsuit claims provision in California budget deal is unconstitutional • New Cal State Bakersfield president says campus should see Kern County’s education problems “as our own” • Strengthen auditing to curb charter school fraud, a new task force recommends • My anxiety as a teacher rises with every school shooting • Why are students often ineligible for homelessness funding? | Quick Guide • Looming end of historic student homelessness funding has arrived • For preschool educator, kids’ paintings give them a deep brush with themselves • Pandemic recovery in schools will be a ‘long slog,’ says sobering national report • Next stop on transfer students’ journey: UC Berkeley’s new, high-end dorm • Boosting achievement, mental health are priorities for LAUSD student board member Anely Cortez Lopez • The difference between chronic truancy and chronic absenteeism | Quick Guide • ACLU says Cal State Long Beach sound amplification rules ‘unconstitutional’ • 10 LAUSD schools get a chance to opt out of standardized testing, create alternative measurements • Why the ACLU is suing UC Santa Cruz for banning students who participated in spring protests • Budget cuts begin to surface at California State University • ‘Something went wrong’: state reconsiders who will get $470 million for college and career grants • Stockton Unified superintendent has been on the job for a year. What’s changed? • Where major California education bills stand after deadline for approval passes • California School Dashboard lacks pandemic focus, earns a D grade in report • Is creativity a superpower in early education? • What will it take to implement the English Learner Roadmap in all California schools? • ‘Liberated’ ethnic studies courses challenged amid allegations of antisemitism • California passes bill to limit student cellphone use on K-12 campuses • SF State drops investments in arms makers in deal with pro-Palestinian students • LAUSD’s 100 priority schools show support for equity, but some say program isn’t enough • SAT cancellations fuel anxiety for students nationwide • How parents can limit children’s harmful cellphone use at home • Q&A: How one Cal State professor plans to teach politics during ‘the most important election since 1860’ • Bill would let California teachers decide whether to press charges if assaulted by students • Jewish legislators not giving up on more ‘guardrails’ on ethnic studies • Lawsuit against West Contra Costa schools could set precedent for how districts handle complaints • Cellphone bans becoming more common in California schools • Central Valley struggles to produce college grads; key programs are turning that around • High cost kills mandatory kindergarten bill • EdSource needs our community — Donate Today! • Communities demand transparency after Ed, LAUSD’s AI chatbot, fails • Cal State, University of California ban encampments, impose protest rules • Fresno Unified adopts weekly early release schedule, joining other large California districts • Stefan Bean’s remarkable journey: Q&A with Orange County’s new superintendent • Helping students with mental health struggles may help them return to school • Millions of kids are still skipping school. Could the answer be recess — and a little cash? • Computer science bill to address disparities in access – if it passes • Federal judge orders UCLA to ensure equal access to Jewish students following pro-Palestinian protests • Newsom asks school leaders to restrict cell phones this school year • New laws impacting education go into effect as the school year begins • Pressure from education advocates ends effort to eliminate teacher assessment • Harmony Project: Harnessing the power of music to boost LAUSD students • California districts try many options before charging parents for student truancy • LAUSD board votes to add $9 billion school construction bond to November ballot • ANALYSIS: Harris-Walz and Trump-Vance tickets offer radically different visions of public education • How can parents make their voices heard at school? | Quick Guide • Proposed California legislation could impact school lunches nationwide • Why do college students choose summer school? • Fresno and San Jose CSU campuses to offer PK-3 credential • Cal State board anticipates a ‘painful year’ as campuses cut costs • School year already underway at some California districts as start dates keep creeping earlier • UC admits more California residents, looking to meet state goals • California wants to accelerate schools’ efforts to build 2.3 million units of housing • University of California President Drake to step down • LAUSD ordered to hand over records in long-running funding dispute with archdiocese • Can high school teacher academies address the shortage? Programs point to yes • More outreach and access are needed in adult education, panel says • Biden immigration order could help thousands of California children • ‘Bring it on,’ Kamala Harris says in fiery speech to teachers’ union • How Washington state stands apart as a model for community college bachelor’s degrees • Cal Maritime pleads for merger with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to save the academy • Preliminary LAUSD test scores show recovery from pandemic learning loss • Education has been a significant interest of Kamala Harris since early in her career • High schools demand clarity about UC’s new math policies • Cal State trustees weigh bid to merge Cal Maritime, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo • West Contra Costa sued over poor building conditions, teacher vacancies • LAUSD families still struggling to access disability supports • Newsom signs bill to end parental notification policies at schools; opponents say fight is not over • Upcoming Roundtable | Adult education: Overlooked and underfunded. • UC approves less restrictive policy to limit faculty speech on websites • Leader steps down from foster youth advocacy group • California law prohibits schools from requiring staff to reveal students’ gender identity • How and why to get a State Seal of Biliteracy | Quick Guide • COMMENTARY: Controversial education issues still alive in GOP platform • Fresno’s first female leader vows to address the needs of each student • What happens now that West Contra Costa school board failed to pass budget? • Centering foster youth’s college-going aspirations: Q&A with Royel M. Johnson • From Fresno Unified to Fresno State: Bob Nelson finds another way to serve • Why is media arts so vital for students today? • Legislators struggle with how to rein in but not repress ethnic studies • Puppetry is far more than child’s play for young learners in Oakland • A hearing, a unanimous vote and a preview of litigation over a school construction bond • Budget would require districts to post plans to educate kids in emergencies • COMMENTARY: Summer school offers new teachers a chance to experiment • $10 billion school construction bond headed to Nov. 5 ballot: what’s in it? • Tougher rules for pre-kindergarten rattle districts, cloud program’s future • Add personal finance to what every California high school graduate must learn • Gov. Newsom vigorously defends, praises California, his own contributions in State of State • Gimmicky budget deal spares California schools, community colleges • How music education sharpens the brain, tunes us up for life • California prepares to launch first phase of new education data system • LAUSD earmarks an extra $30 million for arts education amid allegations of misuse • Lack of reliable education data hamstrings California lawmakers and the public • Behind the scenes, a battle looms over fair funding for school construction • LAUSD bans cell phones, social media use at schools • Long-term English learners do worse on tests than peers with fewer years in U.S. schools, data shows • Legislature adds to suspension of school, community college funding in 2024-25 placeholder budget • California ranks bottom third in overall child well-being, per new report • How pro-Palestinian protesters at one UC campus got a deal • Julio Frenk, University of Miami president, named next UCLA chancellor • Sacramento State is designated California’s first Black-serving institution • Research casts doubt on proposed legislation ending teaching performance assessments • Safety concerns on the rise in LAUSD; Carvalho looks to police • San Bernardino County: Growing hot spot for school-run police • Going police-free is tough and ongoing, Oakland schools find • When California schools summon police • Calling the Cops Database • Report shows few California college students enroll in CalFresh, despite qualifying • California releases $470 million to put students on track for college and career • Arts education: Will misuse of funds undermine the Proposition 28 rollout? • ‘Fixing the core’: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona vows to promote equity • Short of signatures for fall, organizers target California’s 2026 ballot for tightening transgender rights • Why focus is a superpower in the classroom: A Q&A with author Doug Lemov • Gov. Newsom, school groups settle funding fight, with some more money coming as IOUs • Texas-style career ed: Ties to industry and wages • A conversation with Cal State Chancellor Mildred Garcia • Newsom prioritizes electric school buses over preschool for children with disabilities • UCLA chancellor faces Congress, says he regrets not removing encampment sooner • TK staffing ratios are often unmet, teachers say; why some districts escape fines • Bills on mandatory kindergarten, active shooter drills among those moving out of Appropriations committees • As Black college enrollment lags, study suggests strengthening communities • These districts and charters were fined for violating TK requirements • Teachers, school boards threaten to sue over Gov. Newsom’s fix for revenue shortfall • Support trusted, nonprofit journalism today. • UC regents again postpone vote on policy to restrict some faculty speech • UC Santa Cruz academic workers to strike Monday • Why one California university leader thinks year-round operations will aid enrollment • Getting California kids to read: What will it take? • UC has $32 billion in assets targeted by pro-Palestinian protesters, but no plans to divest • Roundtable | Getting California kids to read: What will it take? • Mariachi program teaches history and culture as well as music • Newsom again pledges to spare cuts for TK-12 and community colleges, but not for CSU and UC • College commencements face disruption from pro-Palestinian protests • How earning a college degree put four California men on a path from prison to new lives | Documentary • Berkeley superintendent, GOP congressman tussle over ‘liberated’ ethnic studies • LAUSD union members rally, demand an end to alleged ‘Carvalho cuts’ • Berkeley Unified faces federal investigation into charges of antisemitism • Dozens of fixes proposed to deter more mega-cases of charter school fraud • California colleges agree on how to interpret in-state tuition law for undocumented students • As protests surge across college campuses, student journalists report from the front lines • How California’s juvenile justice system changed since shutdown of state facilities • Police break up encampment, disperse protesters on UCLA campus • When you can’t read a medicine bottle: California immigrants struggle with low English literacy • Amid Israel-Hamas war, colleges draw lines on faculty free speech • West Contra Costa responds to complaints filed over teacher vacancies • Dissent, no funding yet for statewide teacher training in math and reading • Rural counties far from universities struggle to recruit teachers • Dual admission programs a tool for addressing state’s transfer challenges, panel says • Colleagues remember Delaine Eastin, the only woman to be elected state superintendent • USC cancels main commencement ceremony • Why knowledge matters for literacy: A Q&A with Natalie Wexler • Judge sides with attorney general on name of ballot initiative on transgender youth • Grassroots contributions fueled bid to oust two from Orange County school board • Sharp divisions over how California’s aspiring teachers will be taught to teach reading • California moves a step closer to eliminating one of the state’s last teacher assessments • USC students march in protest of decision to cancel valedictorian’s speech • Anxious California teachers with pink slips await word on jobs next school year • ‘No place like this.’ L.A. home helps young adults live beyond survival mode • School facilities funds cut as part of agreement to reduce California’s budget shortfall • California’s universities navigate unprecedented FAFSA mistakes and delays • LA arts education group fights falling literacy rates through poetry • Should colleges and universities bring back SATs and ACTs? • Bill to mandate ‘science of reading’ in California classrooms dies • Public school choice exists in California, but few districts offer it • Survey: Californians are worried about student health, lukewarm toward a state school bond • Politics, threats, agendas have permeated search for Fresno Unified superintendent, many say • Unions allege LAUSD is misusing arts education funds • Calls, home visits, counseling help get California students back to school • Interactive Map: Chronic absenteeism up in nearly a third of 930 California districts • ‘One step forward, two steps back:’ FAFSA troubles continue • Community outrage leads to changes in Fresno Unified superintendent search • Bill to mandate ‘science of reading’ in California schools faces teachers union opposition • California student-run news organizations ramp up Spanish-language coverage • California, districts try to recruit and retain Black teachers; advocates say more should be done • Charter Schools Association sues LAUSD over charter co-location policy • Bias, extra work and feelings of isolation: 5 Black teachers tell their stories • Legislative package addresses sex bias in California higher ed • Disrespect, low pay, lack of support keep Black teachers out of the profession • UC delays vote on much-debated proposal to restrict some faculty speech • LAUSD launches Ed, the nation’s first AI “personal assistant” for students • Dozens of California-based organizations receive millions in contributions from MacKenzie Scott • Few low-income Californians claiming kids’ free money in college savings accounts • Don Shalvey, ‘fearless’ charter school pioneer and mentor, dies at 79 • Q&A: How the 50-year-old case that transformed English learner education began • Amid faculty objections, UC considers limiting what faculty can say on university websites • UC has enrolled more Californians, but lawmakers say it’s not enough • California’s science test will be added to state school dashboard • Pinole community rallies behind principal set for reassignment • Roundtable Registration: Raising the curtain on Prop 28: Can arts education help transform California schools? • Can arts education help children heal from trauma? • COMMENTARY: Finding community at community college • Cal State’s online transfer planner aims to ease burden on community college students • English learner advocates in California oppose ‘science of reading’ bill • Chino Valley revamps parental notification policy; LGBTQ+ allies fear legal escalation • Clearing the way: How Virginia colleges are getting community college students to university degrees • CSU campuses focus on new strategies to help students of color • Ask Me Anything: Join EdSource live on Reddit to discuss the nationwide teacher shortage • Chico State professor resigned after findings of dishonesty, retaliation • UC professors’ math problem: How does data science fit in? • Does California need teacher residencies for arts educators? • Turning around a high-needs Los Angeles school with the arts • LAUSD’s 100 priority schools target district’s highest-need students • Increasing access can raise number of California students eligible for 4-year colleges, panel says • Legislative analyst projects bigger funding drop for schools, community colleges • California’s Youth Job Corps offers a second chance at career, higher education • Roundtable Registration: Why most students aren’t eligible to apply to California’s public universities • CTA-sponsored legislation would remove one of state’s last required tests for teachers • Cal State student assistants and workers vote to unionize • Temecula Valley Unified can continue enforcing transgender policy, CRT ban • Property-poor districts demand fairer funding for school facilities • Farmers markets in this school district provide access to healthy food options • Colleges overlook the potential of students who didn’t finish their degree, study says • Research: Immigration enforcement hinders schoolwork; schools offer support • Arts education takes flight outdoors in Mariposa County • Backlash mounts as LAUSD approves policy preventing charters on vulnerable campuses • Advocates warn against cutting housing subsidy for former foster youth • New California teaching standards increase focus on family engagement, social-emotional learning • Legislation aims to make kindergarten mandatory in California • Most California high school seniors shut out of even applying to the state’s universities • California adding apprenticeships to teacher recruitment toolbox • Setting aside local control, legislation would mandate how to teach reading in California • UC and Cal State extend deadlines for Intent to Register due to FAFSA delays • FAFSA delays are leaving students in limbo. California campuses don’t expect help • Aspiring bilingual teachers gain new perspectives by crossing the border • ‘High-quality public schools’ initiative pushed back to 2026 ballot • Expanding Cal Grants? Tight state budget makes it unlikely this year • California agrees to target the most struggling students to settle learning-loss lawsuit • CSU to expand student grants to cover full tuition and living expenses • Advice from former superintendents on retaining those still on the job • Vocational training programs for special education students teach work, life skills • Gov. Newsom’s budget proposal calls for expanding arts ed pathway • ‘My confidence grew’: LAUSD student board member works to elevate Latino, student voices • University of California won’t allow hiring of undocumented students • Berkeley schools use a discredited reading curriculum. Why is it still in classrooms? • Newsom’s $8 billion fix to spare cuts to schools, community colleges may face tough sell • Cal State System reaches tentative agreement with faculty on salary • Cal State faculty staging historic systemwide, weeklong strike • University of California enrolled a record number of California residents in the fall • Fresno Unified searches for ways to improve student, pedestrian safety • White and male college leadership fails to reflect California’s racial, ethnic diversity • California needs to do more to ensure teachers can teach kids to read, national study says • Advocates, education leaders speak out on Newsom’s initial plan for state budget • Hanford program supports teen parents while they finish high school • Gov. Newsom proposes to shield schools, community colleges from drop in state revenue • COMMENTARY: What I learned from ChatGPT’s math mistakes • Cal State offers faculty 5% pay raise as negotiations with the union fall apart • California struggles to support personal, educational needs of children, report card finds • What to know about the new FAFSA | Quick Guide • What to know about public health guidelines as LAUSD students return from the holidays • California education issues to watch in 2024 — and predictions • Study of Oakland Unified’s parent tutors finds exciting possibilities and challenges • LAUSD receives mostly ‘B’ grades from district parents, survey reveals • Do you count on EdSource? Make your donation today. • California looks to the health system to sustain mental health funds in schools • California’s missing kids: Much of the loss explained • More kids skipping kindergarten post-pandemic • California School Dashboard released for the first time since 2019 • Commission decision could move thousands of new teachers into the workforce quicker • Bonta backs motion blocking censorship, transgender notification in Temecula schools • Faculty, staff urge California colleges to make backup plans in case DACA ends • LAUSD announces hiring freeze, potential school closures with federal funds set to expire • Salaries, benefits increase as school superintendents become harder to find • Modesto City Schools are preparing to teach cursive handwriting ahead of state requirement • Advanced algebra, data science and more: UC rethinks contested issues of high school math • Legislative Analyst’s Office forecasts $19 billion state budget deficit for schools and community colleges • Why five superintendents decided to walk away from their jobs • Lawsuit intensifies spotlight on free speech controversies at UC Berkeley • Early literacy funding raises reading scores of California’s lowest performing schools • Threats, stress and politics pushing school superintendents out the door • Cal State faculty striking next week in series of one-day actions • Allegations of sexual violence at Fresno State resurface at nearby City College • ‘My mission’: Dolores Huerta Elementary Principal Estela Lopez extends support to community • California faces big challenges to implement new math guidelines • What is arts integration? Q&A with Mike Stone • Teacher uses jazz to explore California history, race and culture • Immigrant parents report faulty, slow translation of special education documents • Chino Valley school board creates panel to review, potentially ban books • Student Journalism Corps Internship • Boosting student success after Covid is a team effort, panel says • UC pledges $7 million to address Islamophobia, antisemitism on campuses • Districts groan as state board sets in motion Newsom’s big changes to funding formula • A year after Alberto Carvalho vows to curb Covid learning loss, LAUSD struggles to recover • Community college students can take classes in their native language under a new law • Foster, homeless youth lose disproportionately more instruction to suspensions • ROUNDTABLE: Reenergizing learning: Strategies for getting beyond stagnant test scores • Unique college-in-prison program to get guaranteed Cal State transfer admission • Soon-to-be retired California reading instruction test gets high marks in national analysis • Community college professors allege new diversity policies infringe on academic freedom • Meet School Gig: A new app to connect schools and artists • Tuition-free access expanding across California community college campuses • Strike averted for students: Fresno Unified, teachers reach ‘historic’ contract • Schools take on new designs for extra security in era of campus shootings • California universities evacuate students from Israel, citing war risk • Panel discusses how to reduce the dizzying cost of textbooks for California college students • UC Riverside’s new health center at forefront of national student wellness trend • Fresno teachers vote to strike; negotiations with district continue • Cal State graduation rates remain flat for second consecutive year • Merryl Goldberg, a music professor on a mission to spread arts education • CSU students sound off on impact of upcoming tuition increase • Roundtable: Free college textbooks: Dream or reality? • New California bill requires students to learn cursive • California Smarter Balanced Test Results • Flat test scores leave California far behind pre-Covid levels of achievement • Credentialing commission could change the way California tests teachers • A conversation with Martin Blank, national community schools leader, about California’s big bet • Fresno teachers union rejects district’s offer of pay increases, expanded medical benefits • Teachers of recently arrived immigrant students to get help under new law • Lessons from the 1978 teachers strike in Fresno: Bonds, trust will suffer • School board opponents in Orange Unified turn in signatures for recall election • LGBTQ+ students in conservative crosshairs • Learning at Temecula Valley Unified suffers as censorship fears rise • Advocates for English learners and the ‘science of reading’ sign on to joint statement • After 30 years in California prison, he starts new life at UC Irvine • Fresno Unified teachers very likely to strike. Here are the issues • Despite low public tuition, California ranks in top third among states for average student debt • Why enrollment is rebounding at California’s community colleges • LAUSD will no longer require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 • Educational rights for youth in the child welfare system • LAUSD considering a policy to limit charter co-locations, prioritize vulnerable students • Newsom vetoes bill on transgender acceptance in custody disputes, before signing other LGBTQ bills • 2024 state ballot battle to determine if voters can pass school parcel taxes by majority vote • More college campuses leveraging the outdoors to support student mental health • AI, other education technology can infringe on rights of disabled, LGBTQ students, report warns • North Valley Military Institute shuts down amid widespread controversy • How these bills before Gov. Gavin Newsom could change education in California • Fresno Unified’s plan for keeping schools open if teachers strike: Pay subs $500 a day • Cal State students will see 6% tuition hike • Cal State trustees decide this week on 6% tuition rate hike, but with a sunset provision • Lawmakers, Newsom and UC agree on new community college transfer plan, legislative leader says • Gov. Newsom poised to sign legislation to counter book bans and school boards’ censorship • Research finds California’s funding overhaul worked as designed for those getting the most money • Orange County district pioneers new Korean American studies course for high school • As California community colleges struggle with transfer, some find success • COMMENTARY: Newsom and DeSantis walk into a bar: How polarized education debates fail us all • Attorney General files suit against Chino Valley Unified to stop ‘forced outing policy’ • Earning bachelor’s degrees behind bars on the rise in California • The case of Cayla J: Judge to decide if California failed low-income students during Covid • California Ed Department backs down on punishing education researchers who testify against it • Why there’s more to the science of reading than phonics • As a Central Valley foundation sunsets, it funds ‘cutting edge’ work for region’s multilingual students • Can teachers be legally liable if district policy requires they break the law? • Nearly 100 parents in LA County are on the verge of becoming teachers through a new collaborative program • The post-pandemic jump in students missing school • Murrieta Valley Unified adopts Chino Valley’s policy notifying parents of student gender identity • Critics pan state’s justification for threatening Stanford education professor over breach of data contract • Cal State makes some progress on graduation but lags on key graduation and equity goals, report finds • Temecula Valley Unified CRT ban has created a hostile school environment, lawsuit says • Universal transitional kindergarten at Los Angeles Unified | Quick Guide • His job is helping small California school districts with their unique needs • California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got state data to study education issues • What to know about bachelor’s degrees at California Community Colleges | Quick Guide • Seven proposed community college bachelor’s degrees flagged by CSU as being duplicative • COMMENTARY: School boards in Chino and Temecula raise concerns about local control • Transferring from California community colleges? It’s a tough road, EdSource survey finds • State superintendent’s ouster from Chino Valley school board meeting unwarranted, expert says • Temecula Valley Unified reverses course and adopts controversial social studies curriculum • Chino Valley Unified school board kicks out State Superintendent Tony Thurmond from meeting • Stanford’s President resigns in the wake of investigation into scientific research • Temecula board again votes to reject textbooks, despite warnings from Newsom • Cal State needs to fix a broken system of addressing sexual harassment and discrimination complaints, report says • State Board of Education passes new California math framework • Newsom promises Temecula students a copy of banned social studies textbook • Mildred Garcia selected as new California State University chancellor • Cal State Trustees to consider multi-year 6% tuition increase • Next, maybe last, big test for California’s controversial math framework • Proposed California laws could remove hurdles to becoming a teacher • Recently fired Temecula superintendent Jodi McClay paid about $362,000 in severance • State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond exploring 2026 bid for governor • University of California looks to ‘share expertise’ after decades without affirmative action • Does your child speak a language other than English? California preschools want to know • Newsom, Legislature compromise, then quickly pass 2023-24 budget with fewer cuts for K-12 – EdSourceNewsom, Legislature compromise, then quickly pass 2023-24 budget with fewer cuts for K-12 • Proposition 28 a windfall for arts education, but implementation poses challenges • ‘Fiscal cliff’ approaching for some districts in California as costs soar and enrollment falls • California charter school students outperform district school ‘twins’ in national study • California’s plan to change literacy instruction advances • Chino Valley Unified board to consider policy to identify transgender students • Many California districts yet to spend federal Covid relief despite deep, widespread learning loss • Temecula Valley school board fires superintendent Jodi McClay as protests erupt outside • Community schools model should lift a heavy burden off teachers. Will it last? • Legislature to pass its own budget this week to buy time to negotiate with Newsom • How well do dual-immersion programs serve English learners? • Frustration after a fire: Recovery for rural schools can be long and complex • Number of new California teacher credentials declines after seven years of increases • Temecula Valley Unified School District urged to explain Social Studies Alive rejection • Meet Lakisha Young, the powerhouse behind Oakland REACH • California expands partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to make free books available to kids under 5 • Media literacy would be required for California K-12 students under new bill • Therapy dogs changed the culture of mental health in this Central Valley district • Enroll every ninth grader in a college course, says incoming California Community Colleges chancellor • Survey: Hurdles to transferring into California universities • Proposed state budget could make becoming a teacher easier • Despite decades of calls to action, California community college students face roadblocks to transfer • Author of bill to tie school employees’ raises to funding formula increases makes big concession • Oakland students to return to classroom Tuesday after 7-day strike • Newsom’s budget keeps promised funding bumps for UC and CSU • Mandatory dyslexia screening clears major hurdle in Newsom budget • Gov. Newsom revises funding downward for TK-12, community colleges in 2023-24 amid uncertainty • From English learner to National Bilingual Teacher of the Year • Michael Kirst on 10 years of local control funding; What has worked and what remains to be done • A guide to earning college credit while in high school • Bill seeks to increase housing support for youth in extended foster care • Police arrest former UC Davis student in series of stabbings • Tony Thurmond will mediate negotiations between Oakland teachers and the district • Oakland teachers threaten strike to raise some of state’s lowest salaries • Latest national test results underscore declining knowledge of U.S. history and civics • Students, families celebrate at West Contra Costa Unified’s first prom for students with special needs • Oakland teachers could strike Thursday • As fentanyl deaths climb, bill would require drug education in schools • COMMENTARY: Gov. Newsom’s love letter to librarians • How schools can keep new teachers from burning out and quitting • California Community Colleges moving forward with bachelor’s degree approvals despite lawmaker objections • Q&A: With May 1 enrollment deadline approaching, an insider’s view of UC admissions • Battle over transgender student privacy isn’t over, bill’s author says • National wave of anti-CRT measures trickles into California schools • Key California legislator proposes raising teacher pay by 50% over 7 years, paid for by state funding • Who’s on the team: A guide to the latest federal actions about transgender athletes • California districts see more chronic absenteeism than before pandemic • How one school gets English learners to read by third grade • Orange County school board introduces plan for elected trustees to vet books • What parents should know about transitional kindergarten • COMMENTARY: Let’s move past the acrimony and create a mathematics framework that works for all students • The magic of story time: Why is reading aloud to kids so important? • One in 5 California schools located in moderate or high flood risk areas • California schools face ‘deep trouble’ as flooding danger looms • Does California’s landmark school funding formula need 10th year makeover? • California’s TK-12 enrollment fails to rebound in a return to ‘normalcy’ • Changes to college student eligibility for CalFresh | Quick Guide • COMMENTARY: When K-12 leaders or teachers make mistakes, who takes note? • Collaboration at center of keeping students in school after juvenile detention • UC’s new plan to simplify transferring could have opposite impact, critics say • Documentary film asks: Do all children have ‘The Right to Read?’ • Orange parents file Brown Act lawsuits against district over abrupt firing of superintendent • Dyslexia bill advances in State Senate • Fresno Unified to get laundry machines in all middle schools • Superintendent fired from Orange Unified finds new job in nearby district • California districts vary enormously in reading achievement, report finds • California sees boost in student applications for college financial aid • Los Angeles Unified, service workers union reach tentative contract deal after three-day strike • California is preparing more credentialed teachers, but is it enough? • Panel: Underrepresented students should be the target of California’s dual enrollment • Cal State to debut new dual admission transfer program this fall • Strike shuts down L.A. Unified as families grapple with disruptions • Strike set to close Los Angeles Unified schools • AI in school: Virtually chatting with George Washington and your personal GPT-4 tutor • LAUSD families prepare for school closings in possible strike but hope for contract • PODCAST: Can this new bachelor’s program help bring a fire-devastated region back to life? • California bill would require school employees to notify parents if child identifies as transgender • Advocates propose an alternative to refocus budget on Black students • Newsom proposes 'literacy road map' based on ‘science of learning’; will districts follow or ignore it? • Can common ground be found on teaching reading in California? • Are young boys of color set up to fail in early education? • Family reunited after four years separated by Trump-era immigration policy • Legislative analyst opposes Newsom’s plan for more funding to high-poverty schools • California community colleges rely too much on part-time faculty and misspend funds, audit finds • Conservative Supreme Court justices question Biden’s loan forgiveness plan • California sinks millions into teacher residency programs, but many can’t afford to enroll • Sonya Christian named chancellor of California Community Colleges • Orange Unified accused of ‘full ambush’ to fire superintendent; did it violate state’s open meeting law? • Bill would require universal screening for dyslexia • California lawmaker introduces bill to require all-gender restrooms in schools • Newsom’s big bet on fixing California’s poorest schools and narrowing achievement gaps • Interim superintendent of Orange Unified quits after a month in the post • After a year leading Los Angeles Unified, Carvalho faces challenges to improve learning • Study of LAUSD confirms benefits of four years of math; Superintendent Alberto Carvalho embraces findings • Bilingual students do better on tests than native English speakers. Why? • Learning to read by third grade requires evidence-based instruction, panel says • California ends plans for kids’ Covid vaccine mandate • Up, up and away: Alternative school teaches students to fly • California teachers call on their districts for contractual commitment to community schools • Four-day school week gaining popularity nationally. Why isn’t it happening in California? • Cal State contends with ‘unprecedented’ enrollment declines • Critics say Newsom’s proposal for low-performing students fails most Black students • ROUNDTABLE: Reading by third grade: What parents and teachers can do • UPDATE: Low turnout at Los Angeles Unified’s optional learning days, but district still touts benefits • What you need to become a substitute teacher in California | Quick Guide • UPDATE: Newsom budget includes funds for naloxone at every middle and high school • Former special education student joins school board in Shasta • How significant is the UC’s new contract with graduate student workers? • Newsom’s higher education budget includes promised increases to UC and CSU • California schools, community colleges to face slight drop in funding, first in a decade • Powerful winter storms delay return to school for thousands of California students • Most homeless students are doubled-up. What does that mean? | Quick Guide • Orange Unified’s conservative majority fires superintendent with a day’s notice • Cal State teaching assistants and other student employees could follow UC to a strike • California education issues to watch in 2023 — and predictions of what might happen • California’s school finance ratings: D for adequacy, B for equity, F for effort — but on the upswing • How California’s colleges are supporting formerly incarcerated students • UPDATE: Grim forecast for public pension funds in California and elsewhere • UPDATE: Sacramento City Unified could return to masking after winter break • COMMENTARY: New evangelical school board majority exposes deep polarization in Temecula • Teaching young children how to read: What California parents need to know • Chico State Provost Debra Larson resigns amid outcry over professor’s alleged affair, threats • Chronic absences rise to record levels in California, but so do graduation rates • Chico State Academic Senate calls on CSU trustees to investigate handling of student affair, violent threats • Chico State professor’s colleague said he talked of mass shooting last year and buying an automatic weapon • 10 things California parents should know about transitional kindergarten • Chico State professor disciplined for student affair allegedly threatened colleagues who complained • Students fear losing aid as grades are withheld during strike • California court decision ups the odds for passing school parcel taxes • What Prop. 28 funding will mean for arts education in California • Political rancor has had chilling effect on public education • Dual enrollment thrives in Central Valley area where few earn college degrees • As tensions mount over final grades, academic researchers and scholars reach tentative agreement with UC • LAUSD’s stunning reading score on NAEP: Illusion, real or something in between? • Pandemic impact continues at Cal State with fall 2022 enrollment decline • How Jennifer Siebel Newsom became a champion of youth mental health • Tutoring can come in many forms — almost all of them good, panel says • Good times to end; funding for TK-12, community colleges to drop next year, LAO predicts • University of California disrupted as 48,000 academic workers continue strike • ‘Just-right’ books: Does leveled reading hurt the weakest readers? • California school board races don’t see red wave • Windfall for arts education with the likely passage of Prop 28 • L.A. Unified’s bilingual program for deaf students hailed as a model for California schools • LAUSD superintendent joins experts in supporting pursuit of science of reading • How badly did the pandemic deepen California’s early reading crisis? • Supreme Court conservative majority signals opposition to affirmative action • New literacy standards for teacher candidates could be pivotal to improving student reading scores • Why some schools saw their scores soar despite Covid — and others didn’t • 2022 California standardized test results wipe out years of steady progress • Fall undergraduate enrollment declines have slowed, but still ‘troubling’ • School choice advocate, CTA opponent Lance Christensen would be a very different state superintendent • Preliminary glimpse at test scores shows steep declines in reading, math • Conservatives are waging a war for control over California school boards • Coalition says 'science of reading-aligned' core curricula barely used in California • College Corps, with California's first state-run tutoring initiative, is off and running • The youngest readers tackle sounds, words and the science of reading • Cities and towns across California only get the libraries they can afford • Fresno Unified gets 'game-changing' $20 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scottt • Rafael expected he would go to a university — the system never did • Six injured in second Oakland school shooting in a month • California reverses course, will release Smarter Balanced test scores next month, official says • Governor vetoes full-day and mandatory kindergarten bills • State delays public release of English, math and science test score results to later this year • Lawmakers make it easier to become a substitute teacher • Roundtable: California's College Housing Crisis • California lifts vaccine mandate for school staff • Fresno ex-principal accused of assaulting student placed on leave from new job • Former CSU baseball coach sexually and racially harassed players and staff, investigation found • Fresno Unified releases video showing principal assaulting special needs student • Bill that would expand school health clinics faces opposition from anti-abortion groups • Dozens of community colleges offer remedial classes; bill to ban them awaits Newsom’s signature • California does little to ensure all kids read by third grade • Hope, relief and lessons learned: Teachers anticipate a smoother school year • UC and CSU campuses prepare to offer abortion pills for students by January • A movement rises to change the teaching of reading • Healthier options on the menu as California begins providing free meals for all students • What parents should know about getting kids ready for transitional kindergarten • Los Angeles Unified to enter school year with fewer classroom vacancies, district says • What’s new this school year? Changing Covid protocols, universal TK, later start times and more • Roundtable Registration: Chaos in the classroom? What teachers and administrators can do about student behavior • Later start times present new challenges for school leaders • University of California faces calls to reduce barriers for transfer students • Poorer students still get the least qualified teachers, but California has made progress • Teachers’ retirement investments record negative return for first time since Great Recession • New batch of CSU records shows professors disciplined for sexual harassment • Roundtable | California's math framework: Where do we go from here? • Enrollment decline: LAUSD's Carvalho says families leaving the state or choosing to home-school • New pathway to a diploma opens doors for students with disabilities • We need less summer, more vacation • Analysis of Covid funding reveals California districts have spent little so far to address learning loss • Teachers reflect on the future of education, find silver linings and offer recommendations • California teachers share their challenges and worries • At some schools, education is a path to healing • Find your school's teacher qualifications | Database • California's new budget includes historic funding for education • Nearly one out of five classes in California taught by under prepared teachers • Universal preschool bill advances in the Assembly • Gov. Newsom strikes deal on state budget: big increase for K-12, plan to expand Cal Grant • Lance Christensen closes in on facing Tony Thurmond in runoff for state superintendent • California Prop. 13’s 'unjust legacy' detailed in critical study • California to create teaching credential covering pre-K through 3rd grade that requires literacy training • At this Oakland high school, restorative justice goes far beyond discipline • Bill would give $25,000 to aspiring school counselors, social workers • New teaching residency at CSUB targets Black student success • Schools would likely weather a recession; should the state budget for one? • Legislature disagrees with Newsom on how to spend additional billions for education • Covid challenges, bad student behavior push teachers to limit, out the door • Should kindergarten change in California? • Counselors not part of one California district's plan to tackle student mental health • Most California teacher preparation programs flunk math instruction • Strategies for California? Texas university helps students cross finish line • $20 billion more for schools, community colleges under Gov. Newsom's revised budget • California set to launch hundreds of community schools with $635 million in grants • Bay Area schools see families leave cities, flock to suburbs • Lawmakers want strict rules so students avoid no-credit remedial courses • Ukrainian students arriving in California find warm welcome at schools • An unmet promise: Early literacy for all in California • How LAUSD superintendent’s online presence fosters connections • Letter grades on way out? Why some University of California departments may use alternatives • A new chapter for charter schools in California as enrollment drops for first time in 3 decades • Empty classrooms and quiet hallways: California's rural far north grapples with declining enrollment • How one California district invested its Covid funds in literacy, boosting student achievement — and morale • A small town in Kern County contemplates turning its community library into a police station • Roundtable | An unmet promise: Early literacy for all in California • Kindergarten may change in California if two new bills pass • UC considers imposing criteria for California’s high school ethnic studies classes • California K-12 enrollment plunges again, falls below 6 million • LA schools make headway with English learners, but challenges remain • Bills to aid community college adjuncts advance in California Assembly • Student math scores touch off ‘five-alarm fire’ in California • Long Beach Community College adjuncts sue over unpaid work hours • A journalist killed for his reporting found his life’s work through reading • State literacy task force echoes call for more reading coaches, specialists • After living in her van in a city lot, she now feeds others who park there • Parents’ guide to 504 plans and IEPs: What they are and how they're different • Former CSU Northridge president appointed CSU interim chancellor • UCLA apologizes and backtracks on controversial ad for unpaid adjunct job • A child development expert talks about parenting through the pandemic • California revises new math framework to keep backlash at bay • Cal State faculty petition demands Legislature investigate sexual harassment across system • EdSource Roundtable | Declining enrollment: What can the Legislature and districts do to soften the impact? • End of school mask mandate brings relief, lingering concerns • Will the pandemic leave a lasting mark on baby brains? • Redistricting gets political as California school boards draw new boundaries • Layoff notices are back in some California school districts in a year of plenty: How come? • EdSource Editor job opening • How one California elementary school sees success after overhauling its reading program • Why years in Miami will serve new LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho • Castro to receive $400,000 salary for one year following resignation as CSU chancellor • Geography, politics key factors in whether California districts will still require masking • California college students with ties to Russia, Ukraine watch and worry as war unfolds • California has the lowest literacy rate of any state, data suggests • CSU trustees order independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations at Fresno State • Los Angeles teachers union urges against removing mask mandate so soon • California will not require masks in schools after March 11 • Interest in district-subsidized teacher housing in California intensifies • Peer counseling gains popularity as California schools beef up student mental health services • CSU Chancellor Joseph I. Castro resigns in fallout over his handling of sexual misconduct claims • Some California school districts are defying mask mandate • Health care benefits key battleground for California’s adjunct community college faculty • Alberto Carvalho begins new role as Los Angeles Unified's superintendent • California credentialing commission working on replacement for reading instruction test • The gig workers of California community colleges face worsening conditions • Failing to enforce California's Covid-19 vaccine mandate may put school districts in financial peril • California offers graduation honor to encourage active civic engagement • California reconsidering school mask rules • LA Unified's independent study less chaotic, but parental complaints persist • After setbacks, dyslexia screening for young students moves forward in California schools • Children acted out more during distance learning, parents say, deepening learning loss • Frustrating, exhausting but worth it: School principals tell what their jobs are like now • California ready to launch $3 billion, multiyear transition to community schools • California high school graduation rate held steady during pandemic • California school districts improve pay, working conditions to ease teacher shortage • Mandatory kindergarten bill passes California Senate • Covid blamed as fewer California high school students file FAFSA applications • Proposal would guarantee free transportation for all California students, reimburse districts • College Board announces new digital SAT exams • Children 12 and older could be vaccinated without parental consent, under new bill • Parents scramble for higher-quality masks for children amid nationwide shortage • A push for California to release youth from state custody amid Covid outbreak • Stressed-out parents divided over going back to school amid surge • High calculus failure rates thwart students across CSU • Newsom offers new money if California college systems meet equity goals • Funding for schools, community colleges to break $100 billion in Gov. Newsom’s proposed budget • Governor’s budget request to include increased Covid testing, addressing teacher shortage • Standardized test scores in California fell during year in distance learning • California education issues to watch in 2022 — and predictions of what will happen • Kid cooks and tasty lunches: One elementary school's recipe for survival • New effort aims to count all California homeless students • Hit hard by Covid, California high school seniors struggling toward graduation • L.A. County adds new mask requirements for schools • California to provide every K-12 student with a take-home Covid test • One early educator explains the importance of transitional kindergarten • UC campuses may consider remote instruction at start of upcoming term • Several school districts push back vaccine mandate deadlines • How one California school district is using its Covid relief money to help students • Los Angeles Unified's new superintendent pledges to be 'a voice in the community' • When 'making the grade' takes on new meaning • Central Valley school counselor wins national award for ‘relentless’ work with students • Why some California school districts are changing how students earn grades • California data system to help with education planning moves closer to reality • Give today on #GivingTuesday and DOUBLE your gift • Researchers urge changes to improve California’s education funding law • Proposed transgender restrictions at Chino Valley Unified fail after student outcry and state warning • Legislative Analyst’s Office predicts a huge increase in funding for K-12 and community colleges • A Bay Area school district's plan to reduce violence through nonviolent means • How will California districts spend $13.6 billion in federal Covid relief? • What California parents need to know about Covid vaccinations for children • SAT and ACT slip in priority among California high school students • California community college enrollment drops below 2 million students, more than previously reported • California can now vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 • Questions on college debt? California prepares to answer • California school vaccine mandate coming soon, but questions remain • Can you teach reading on Zoom? • California state auditor urges tighter oversight of how districts spend federal Covid aid • California districts anticipate major hits to their 2022-23 budgets as enrollments drop • Students, staff at mostly rural districts part of one-day vaccine protest • Projected K-12 drops in enrollment pose immediate upheaval and decade-long challenge • Could new Covid testing and vaccine mandates make school staffing shortages in California worse? • Nearly half of money for high-needs students not getting to their schools, analysis finds • What's next for California education? New laws and vetoes • Long wait for students to enroll in some community college nursing programs • Gov. Gavin Newsom signs $123.9 billion package to support K-12 education • California becomes first state to require ethnic studies in high school • As students with disabilities return to classrooms, education department updates guidance • State senator considering bill to remove personal exemptions for Covid-19 vaccine • Inside one California school's approach to reading as a 'civil right' • Anticipating an increase in student misbehavior, California releases new discipline guidelines • California to require Covid vaccine for all students, Newsom says • LA Unified sees steep decline in enrollment • Absenteeism surging since schools reopened • East Bay middle school renamed to honor local 100-year-old park ranger and activist • Independent study frustrates California parents who enrolled children • LA Unified becomes largest school district to mandate Covid vaccine for students • Changes for educating quarantined California students proposed by governor, Legislature • Feds alert colleges nationwide to financial aid scam under investigation at California Community Colleges • Teachers face the challenges of returning to the classroom • Cal State's incoming freshman Class of 2025 key to meeting system's graduation goals • California community college adjuncts are pushing to get paid for time-consuming pandemic switch to online • Covid relief for California community college students depends on the school they attend • More vaccine mandates coming to California colleges following full approval of Pfizer vaccine • Culver City Unified mandates Covid vaccine for students, possibly a first for California • Students in Fresno, Oakland quarantined days after schools open • Governor makes it easier for retired teachers to fill staffing shortages at schools • Back-to-school feedback | Survey • How immigration policy forced a California family apart and disrupted their education • Podcast: Free school lunch for all • Vaccinations or regular Covid tests required for all California school staff, Newsom says • San Francisco, Long Beach Unified to require staff to vaccinate or be tested • After mixed experiences with distance learning, disabled California college students want flexibility • As California schools reopen, will there be a surge in independent study? • How going remote led to dramatic drops in public school students • Getting the Covid shot: California State University students react to vaccine mandate • Podcast: Healing students' grief and anxiety • Reading, writing and bike riding: How schools spent summer helping students recover from pandemic • College students with children face special pandemic challenges • Confusion over mask mandate for California schools sparks tension between districts and parents • How ‘Mama Brown’ changed students’ lives by paying for college and so much more: ‘It’s not about the money’ • California State University to require COVID-19 vaccines for Fall 2021 term • Children with long-term Covid can qualify for special education, U.S. Department of Education says • Teachers, school staff exempt from new state vaccination policy • California K-12 Covid safety practices for the new school year | Q&A • Annual tuition increases coming to University of California • How California plans to deter costly special education disputes • Orange County to explore tense issues over ethnic studies and race • California cuts the number of tests teachers must take to earn credential • Unprecedented California budget to usher in sweeping education changes • California backtracks, will let local schools decide how to enforce mask requirement • Students, teachers must wear masks indoors when schools reopen, state says • Looking ahead to college freshman year, students welcome help • How a California middle school’s history project led to name change • Teachers report spring school reopenings were exhausting and unproductive • Orange County schools join with Children’s Hospital to address student mental health needs • Budget proposal would ease testing requirements for California teachers • Senate and Assembly cut, then add, billions to Gov. Newsom's budget for K-12 • How parents can prepare kids for first grade post-pandemic • After a rough year, senior formal this spring was both joyous, bittersweet • Gov. Newsom to make major investments in higher education • Broadband gets a major boost in California budget revision • Tuition increase back on the table at University of California • California state audit criticizes Calbright College for mismanagement • Newsom proposes universal transitional kindergarten, new programs for low-income students • What happens when California students in special education return to the classroom? • Over half of California public school students remain in distance learning • Hundreds of thousands of California students won’t take statewide standardized tests this spring • California state board likely to adopt long-awaited ‘student growth model’ to measure test scores • What’s in a college course number? Lots of confusion • California looks for aid from Biden's plans for tuition-free community college and higher Pell Grants • What President Biden's recovery plan for families means for California's children • Why does California disappoint in preschool access and quality? • Why mental health is the key to dealing with learning loss • California governor doubles down on call to reopen schools in the fall • Los Angeles Unified reopens for in-person learning • California’s community colleges at critical crossroads as more students opt not to attend • Local assessments an option if Smarter Balanced tests ‘not viable,’ U.S. education officials affirm • Gov. Newsom expects full in-person fall return to school after state scraps color-coded tiers • How California high schools plan to pull off ‘normal’ graduations • Local assessments an option if statewide tests aren't viable during pandemic, California officials signal • Some districts looking to cut back PE as campuses reopen • New L.A. school vaccination sites to open for families of students in hard-hit communities • California lags behind most states in offering fully in-person instruction, new data show • Distance learning changed California education. What’s here to stay? • Eating disorders among teens surging during the pandemic • Gov. Newsom touts California 'getting kids back in the classroom' in State of the State speech • Quick Guide: California's plan for getting more kids back to school • Should kindergarten be mandatory in California? • Why some school districts are open for in-person instruction but in some cases, neighboring ones aren’t • California moves ahead to pursue flexibility waivers for standardized tests this year • New cases of Covid-19 fall dramatically in California, enabling more schools to reopen • Rising tensions, heated words add pressure to reach a deal soon on reopening California schools • New state rules allow youth sports to kick off Feb. 26 • California sets aside 10% of vaccines for teachers, education workers • Lawmakers propose new school reopening plan set to begin in mid-April • Long Beach Unified is largest school district in California to announce reopening plans • LA County elementary schools can fully reopen • 188 students and staff quarantined in Escondido in the last 10 days • In his own words: ‘Educators in front of students should be vaccinated,’ says CTA president E. Toby Boyd • Most counties still not vaccinating teachers, survey says • Newsom hints imminent deal with legislature on school reopening package • Testing required for California teachers would be reduced under new proposal • Newsom says schools can reopen even before all teachers are vaccinated • California schools consider extending next school year while mental health remains a concern • California teachers union wants schools in ‘purple’ counties to stay closed for 100 days; vaccinations for staff • What happens to children who missed kindergarten during Covid-19 crisis? • With Gov. Newsom's back-to-school plan all but doomed, what might it take to salvage it? • California teachers could get Covid-19 vaccinations starting in February • How UC San Diego has avoided Covid-19 outbreaks while housing thousands of students • How California schools can help undocumented middle and high schoolers receive legal aid • Community colleges find an advocate in First Lady Jill Biden • San Diego superintendent will bring years of teaching to deputy education secretary post • Big district superintendents, Newsom advisers remain at odds on back to school plan • Some California teachers and staff to receive Covid-19 vaccines beginning this week • Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos resigns after insurrection at Capital • Large urban districts object to Gov. Newsom’s school reopening plan • California education issues to watch in 2021 — and predictions of what will happen • Why California needs to ban preschool suspensions and expulsions, experts say • Vaccine advisory committee to announce teacher priority for Covid-19 vaccines Wednesday • Newsom to announce plan to encourage in-person instruction in elementary grades • Congress on verge of passing billions more in Covid relief for schools and colleges • When helping family comes before going to college • California Assembly leaders press for all districts to resume in-school teaching in the spring • Preschoolers learning English need to be identified, supported, says California’s master plan • College freshmen and high school seniors lagging in completing financial aid applications • Early data on learning loss show big drop in math, but not reading skills • Less siloed, more inclusive: Changes to special education teacher preparation expected to have big impact on schools • Distance learning stokes fears of excessive screen time • How Kusema Thomas missed six weeks of distance learning in LA Unified middle school • Disappointing grades, technology glitches and glimpses of learning fun • ‘Roadschooling’ families give new meaning to distance learning • California schools chief Tony Thurmond: 'This is the time for an abundance of caution' • Education transition team for Biden administration announced, with Linda Darling-Hammond as “lead” • Community colleges find an advocate in future First Lady Jill Biden • Linda Darling-Hammond rejects possible consideration as Secretary of Education in Biden cabinet • Shorter exams will replace California’s annual Smarter Balanced tests • California to consider shorter Smarter Balanced tests this spring • Live election results for Propositions 15, 16 and 18 • Elections And Education • Academic testing looks very different in California during distance learning • More than half of California State University campuses saw enrollment gains this fall, despite pandemic • Length of live teaching varies in California even in the same grade level and same district • A look at Orange County as first in a wave of school reopenings in California • Up to 1 million California students may still lack connectivity during distance learning • California governor’s Supreme Court nominee wrote opinion derailing adequate school funding case • Gov. Newsom gets strong support among California voters for handling of education • California voters, including parents, have deep concerns about distance learning • Homeless college students in California brace for more uncertainty • Outdoor classes and ‘forest schools’ gain new prominence amid distance learning struggles • Gov. Newsom vetoes requirement for ethnic studies course in high school • How Prop. 15 would increase K-12 districts' funding • Webinar: Diversity in community college faculty and leadership: Why it Matters • Families face the demands of online and hybrid learning • California superintendents navigate how to reopen campuses while keeping students, teachers safe • The next big hurdle: California schools grapple with how, when or if to reopen campuses • How one Southern California desert town has reopened its classrooms to hundreds of elementary school students • Lawmakers fail to pass bills reducing number of tests for teachers by legislative deadline • Low-income parents turn to neighbors, family for help with distance learning • Tighter federal rules end free meals for students in California and nationwide • On or off? California schools weigh webcam concerns during distance learning • Pandemic pushes California college students to change or delay enrollments • Back to school during a pandemic: Answering your questions • A tiny school in Northern California opens for in-person teaching with six of its 14 students • Back-to-school town hall with EdSource reporters and editors • Why some California classrooms will reopen for child care, though barred from in-person instruction • Why I choose to be a full-time student and essential worker • Why special education funding will be more equitable under new state law • California legislators urge Newsom to sign bill requiring CSU students to take ethnic studies • Los Angeles Unified reaches deal with teachers over distance learning while other districts struggle to finalize plans • California health officials list conditions for an elementary school waiver • Some California teachers asked to return to empty classrooms during distance learning • California charter schools sue state for not funding additional students this year • One student’s journey to join the largest group of Latino students admitted to the University of California • Schools want to hire more counselors amid budget woes • CSU one step closer to making ethnic studies a graduation requirement • UC Berkeley to go online-only to start fall semester • In new guidance, Gov. Newsom expected to impose strict regulations for school opening and closing • Parents must have a say in districts’ distance learning plans under new California law • Schools should not open until safety is assured, California Teachers Association tells state • California sues Betsy DeVos over rule steering coronavirus aid to private schools • Michael Drake, former UC Irvine chancellor, named University of California president • Some teachers unions, districts at odds over live distance learning instruction • Los Angeles Unified cuts school police budget by $25 million following weeks of protests • California school leaders ambivalent as they await vote on state budget • Some California teaching credential requirements will ease thanks to budget deal • In California budget deal, no cuts for K-12 but billions in late payments to schools • California districts look to rename schools linked to racist history • Supreme Court upholds DACA, protecting hundreds of thousands from deportation • Endangered: large university lecture hall classes • In historic reversal, University of California regents endorse push to end ban on affirmative action • Should police officers be in schools? California education leaders rethink school safety • Two Bay Area school boards support eliminating police on campus • Calls to eliminate school police in two San Francisco Bay districts intensify amid protests • Students should expect masks, temperature checks and a lot of hand washing under California guidance • 'A turning point': California education leaders speak out about racism and police brutality • Schools should encourage but not require students to wear face covering, draft guidance says • Classes outside, face coverings and one-way hallways: How Los Angeles schools may reopen • With masks and social distance, these special ed students have already returned to school • California districts could pursue teacher layoffs if new state budget cuts K-12 funding • UC moves to drop SAT/ACT and develop a replacement exam for admissions • UC may allow partial campus reopenings in the fall • California school can't reopen safely without more federal dollars, state schools chief says • Gov. Newsom's proposed budget revision cuts programs to recruit, train teachers • Gov. Newsom's revised budget would partially offset huge drop in revenue for K-12 schools, community colleges • A look at distance learning strategies for success | EdSource webinar • California State University classes to continue mostly online in fall • UC president wants SAT/ACT mandate suspended through 2024 and new exam created • Big variations per student in what California districts will get in federal stimulus aid • Big plans to expand preschool in California put on hold • Anxiety builds as California colleges consider how and when to resume on-campus fall courses • Parents struggle to find resources, fit into new role as their children’s teacher • Federal special education law must stay intact during school closures, DeVos says • Why distance learning is a success in one California district • California takes steps to remove hurdles faced by prospective teachers whose training is stymied by coronavirus • Letter grades? Pass/no pass? A’s for all? Districts differ on grading online learning • Being homeless during coronavirus adds to hardship for California college student • LA Unified faces $200 million in unbudgeted costs to cope with the pandemic • Unable to complete student teaching requirements, prospective teachers may soon get reprieve • California State University suspends SAT/ACT testing for 2021-22 admissions, joining UC • Q&A: Homeschool expert advises parents to 'do what’s best' for your family • Counting all California kids for census a new challenge under stay-at-home order • When California schools reopen, Gov. Newsom envisages major changes in how they are run • Much shorter Advanced Placement tests welcomed by some students, criticized by others • Los Angeles plans for virtual summer school as district officially ends in-person classes for rest of school year • San Francisco Bay Area districts caught off guard by online security breaches • In his own words: State superintendent Tony Thurmond on making distance learning work for all students • University of California suspends SAT/ACT requirements for 2021 applicants • California schools chief recommends that schools prepare for distance learning for rest of school year • Thousands of Los Angeles high school students are not accessing online learning during school closures • Coronavirus crisis spurs high school seniors’ anxieties about college plans • Parents, teachers struggle as child care centers close in California • Despite assurances of flexibility, educators fear liability in online instruction of special ed students • Coping with stress of coronavirus crisis a challenge for California’s students • California school districts learn more about what state expects during a long shutdown • Grab-and-go and drive-up allow families to pick up food at closed California schools • Expect California schools to remain closed until summer, governor says • Joining other districts, rural schools move to close at a rapid pace in California • Gov. Newsom assures California school districts they'll be funded during coronavirus closures • California K-12 schools closed due to the coronavirus • California K-12 schools prepare for coronavirus-related closures • California school construction bond soundly defeated • Election Results: Democratic presidential primary and Prop. 13 • Plan to cut PE test — and its body-fat measurement — in California sparks debate • On Education: What Democratic presidential candidates are promising • Charter school politics still in play in LA Unified school board elections • California community college students would receive more financial aid under a new state proposal • Michael Bloomberg has invested heavily in promoting charter schools in California • Gov. Newsom’s big bets: community schools, competitive grants and new teacher incentives • Newsom wants more dyslexia screenings, services for California students • High school students benefit from taking college courses, but access uneven in California • San Francisco Bay Area parents declare state of emergency over district’s failure to educate black children • Questions swirl about origins of $40 million deficit • Amid shortages, schools settle for underprepared special education teachers • How Supreme Court DACA case could affect U.S. citizen children • California’s effort to turn school staff into teachers starts to pay off • The long road to college from California’s small towns • Too Far Away: Distance is a barrier to bachelor’s degrees for rural community college students • Disconnected: Internet stops once school ends for many rural California students • Yes, I want to support education coverage! • California mandates later start times for middle and high school students • Gov. Newsom vetoes allowing districts to substitute SAT for 11th grade state test • Teachers and students push for climate change education in California • Debate underway whether University of California should require SAT and ACT for admissions • UC president Janet Napolitano stepping down • California community colleges push for financial aid reform in budget • California’s widely criticized ethnic studies plan to be revised • Removing lead from water would be priority in proposed school construction bond • California community colleges work to solve housing for foster youths • Initiatives underway for low-cost, free textbooks for California college students • Amid tensions statewide, an embattled California charter school's quest ends badly • Struggling California school opens with fresh paint, new teachers and renewed hope • Students return to dramatically different Paradise • High school starts early for California freshmen in ‘summer bridge’ • Nationwide project provides free science materials to meet California’s new standards • California charter, private schools report lower vaccination rates than public schools • Donations help teachers’ dreams come true in Oakland, across the country • Plan to expose all students to physics missing one element — teachers • California may create 5th year high school graduation rate • School’s out for summer and my kid will be carrying celery • Vaccination rates at California’s schools • Calbright, California's newest community college, starts recruiting students • Statewide messages in aftermath of LA parcel tax’s defeat • California needs all its K-12 public schools to be strong: traditional and charter • Drive to cap California charter school growth stalls • Lost Days: Inside one rural California district’s effort to combat chronic absenteeism • Lost days: Poverty, isolation drive students away from school in California's rural districts • California governor and lawmakers at odds over new special education funding • Cal State application fees expected to rise to $70 per campus amid access concerns • Majority of California voters favor tax increase on millionaires to fund schools, poll finds • Webinar: Unaffordable housing and teacher shortages: What can be done? • Teach for America targeted as legislation seeks to limit inexperienced teachers in California • Rising rents in coastal California outpace teacher pay • More new teachers in pipeline, but California falling short in producing fully qualified ones