Bay Area
Education
Landmark research dissects California’s public education system
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Researchers concluded that the intended balance of local control, in which the state provides clear guidance for districts to make wise decisions, has gone awry.Bay Area
California’s education funding level rises compared to other states
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The state is among the most equitable in how it distributes funding to schools.Education
Santa Ana to drop contested ethnic studies courses to settle closely watched lawsuit
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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
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See where Piedmont stacks up.California
California school districts are weighed down by new costs of old sexual assaults
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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
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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
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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
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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
