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.
gavin newsom 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.