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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
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
