Bay Area
Oakland
Oakland, with among lowest ratio of fully prepared, rightly assigned teachers, has a strategy to address teacher churn
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The district wants to recruit teaching candidates from within the community but cost of living could be a barrier.Bay Area
Deep divisions, further delay for California’s math guidelines
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Tension over whether teaching standards through “big ideas” and creating new high school pathways will lead to more equitable outcomes for students.Bay Area
Charter schools, abundant in California, could be a Supreme Court target
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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
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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
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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
