Education Santa Ana to drop contested ethnic studies courses to settle closely watched lawsuit By John Fensterwald | Edsource | February 21, 2025 The settlement in response to allegations of Brown Act violations and antisemitic course content could serve as a model to avoid similar lawsuits.
California New Stanford database tracks learning loss, gain in California and districts nationwide By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 11, 2025 See where Piedmont stacks up.
California California school districts are weighed down by new costs of old sexual assaults By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 10, 2025 For alleged incidents dating back as far as the 1970s, districts may face at least $2 billion in claims from hundreds of lawsuits from 2019 state law.
Education California still lags behind pre-pandemic reading and math scores on national assessment By John Fensterwald | Edsource | January 29, 2025 There was no pandemic recovery on NAEP, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, nationwide and in nearly all states.
Education Anatomy of a divided California school board’s vote on ethnic studies By John Fensterwald | Edsource | January 27, 2025 A slim majority on the Palo Alto school board favored delaying an ethnic studies course. Then teachers and students changed one mind.
Education Gov. Newsom proposes stable school funding in 2025-26 with an ominous warning By John Fensterwald | Edsource | January 10, 2025 School districts would get a small cost-of-living increase and $500 million to train math and literacy coaches; UC and CSU would face as much as an 8% cut.
California Judge rejects lawsuit over ‘liberated’ ethnic studies classes in LAUSD By John Fensterwald | EdSource | December 5, 2024 Jewish teachers and parents allege an antisemitic curriculum is being pushed.
Education First forecast for 2025-26 school funding: More money with a twist By John Fensterwald | Edsource | November 20, 2024 Higher revenues than predicted will likely produce a modest increase in funding in 2025-26 for TK-12 schools and community colleges.
Education California voters say yes to $10 billion school construction bond By John Fensterwald and Michael Burke | Edsource | November 6, 2024 Proposition 2 will provide matching money for TK-12 modernization and new construction projects, plus more building aid for community colleges.
California ‘Liberated’ ethnic studies courses challenged amid allegations of antisemitism By John Fensterwald | EdSource | August 30, 2024 At issue is whether or not the Brown Act was violated in creating the curriculum for this SoCal district.