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Charter schools, abundant in California, could be a Supreme Court target

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | June 29, 2022
Critics of the Carson v. Makin decision are warning that charter schools could be drawn into the next skirmish over religious expression.
Bay Area

California Prop. 13’s ‘unjust legacy’ detailed in critical study

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | June 22, 2022
Study recommends no specific fix to 1978 property tax limit initiative but cites many reasons to consider reforms.
Bay Area

New teaching pre-K through 3rd grade credential to require literacy training focus

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | June 17, 2022
State commission hopes new credential will help attract thousands of teachers for transitional kindergarten; literacy advocates press for strong literacy standards.
California

Debate turns hot over UC proposal to set criteria for high school ethnic studies

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | June 2, 2022
UC board that sets high school admissions requirements rejects draft ethnic studies guidelines viewed as ideological and divisive; drafters vow to fight on.
Bay Area

Billions more for California schools, colleges under Newsom’s revised budget

By John Fensterwald, Karen D'Souza, Ali Tadayon, Michael Burke, Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | May 16, 2022
One-time and ongoing Proposition 98 funding would be an unprecedented $35 million more than the Legislature appropriated a year ago.
Bay Area

UC considers imposing criteria for California’s high school ethnic studies classes

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | April 12, 2022
Proposed requirements revive teachings on race that the State Board of Education largely dismissed as biased and divisive.
California

School choice backers fail to put measure on California’s November ballot

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | April 10, 2022
The California School Choice Initiative needed 1 million voters' signatures to be placed on the election ballot; the campaign collected only 200,000.
California

Student math scores touch off ‘five-alarm fire’ in California

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | April 5, 2022
The pandemic compounded the challenge of teaching math at grade level when many California students may be three or four years behind.
Bay Area

Interest in district-subsidized teacher housing in California intensifies

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 23, 2022
California school districts have thousands of properties on which to build apartments for teachers struggling to pay rent, a new report details.
California

California offers graduation honor to encourage active civic engagement

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 8, 2022
Students can earn a Seal of Civic Engagement if they learn how to research issues and effect change by getting involved in community issues.
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