Carolyn Jones | Piedmont Exedra

Judge rejects changing the name of California’s trans youth ballot measure

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.

A new law requires K-12 schools to add media literacy to curriculum for English language arts, science, math and history-social studies.

Only 40% of California high schools offer computer science classes. A new law aims to make it easier to certify computer science teachers.

Transitional kindergarten program is not yet offered in every California public school. The state aims to change that by 2025-26.

Nearly a third of K-12 students statewide were chronically absent in 2020-21, more than three times the pre-pandemic rate.

With an influx of state and federal money, some school districts are revamping kitchens and training staff to provide freshly made, healthy meals.