Carolyn Jones | Piedmont Exedra

Fewer kids are going to California public schools. Is there a right way to close campuses?

Declining enrollment, the end of pandemic relief funding and uncertain state funding are forcing school districts to make some difficult decisions.

It’s not clear whether colleges will comply.

Gov. Gavin Newsom lowered the guaranteed amount of funding for K-12 schools in this year’s budget.

School curriculum is usually the purview of education experts, but this fall the new course could be decided by California voters.

More of the state’s high school students are enrolling in career pathway programs for skilled, high-wage jobs.

Backers of a California trans youth ballot measure wanted to change the name assigned by the attorney general.

The Local Control Funding Formula funnels more state money to low-income students, English learners and foster youth.

Low-income schools that got the most may be hardest hit when the funds expire this year.

A recent legal settlement directs $2 billion to the most impacted California schools to help students recover from learning loss.

Emeryville's public school district took a targeted approach, including paying teachers extra to stay after school and tutor students.