Bay Area
Bay Area
New teaching pre-K through 3rd grade credential to require literacy training focus
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Students can earn a Seal of Civic Engagement if they learn how to research issues and effect change by getting involved in community issues.California
