Bay Area California’s plan to change literacy instruction advances By Diana Lambert | EdSource | June 15, 2023 Commission outlines timeline to implement new literacy standards and design new teacher assessment.
Bay Area Four things California can do as home insurers retreat By Grace Gedye | CalMatters | June 15, 2023 Two major insurance providers are no longer selling new policies, but smaller firms remain.
Bay Area It’s complicated: California professors bring AI into the classroom, even as cheating debate continues By Rocky Walker | CalMatters | June 15, 2023 Assignments seek to convey the benefits of AI as a research tool while acknowledging its limitations and propensity for error.
business Renters’ rights: California advocates chip away at landlords’ political influence By Alejandra Reyes-Velvarde | CalMatters | June 15, 2023 As groups representing landlords and real estate pour millions of dollars into political coffers, tenant groups are celebrating recent victories.
Bay Area UC Berkeley chancellor announces plan to retire in 2024 By Michael Burke | EdSource | June 15, 2023 Carol Christ has been Berkeley’s chancellor since 2017.
gavin newsom Is housing a human right? California voters could decide By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | June 13, 2023 What does a "right to housing" mean in a state that lacks the resources to give everyone a roof over their heads?
Bay Area Is destination in sight for California public transit? By Lynn La | CalMatters | June 13, 2023 Public transit agencies have pleaded for assistance amid ridership declines.
Bay Area California’s COVID unemployment reckoning goes national By Lauren Hepler | CalMatters | June 12, 2023 Newly released book details the technical and political failures that plague major civic tech efforts like CA's EDD pandemic response.
Education Lawmakers want to strip $400 million from new college-and-career program for public schools By Mikhail Zinshteyn | June 9, 2023 California created the $500 million program last year to help prepare students for careers.
Bay Area As pandemic assistance ends, California food banks are being flooded by families seeking help By Rya Jetha | CalMatters | June 9, 2023 Several bills to boost CalFresh are before the Legislature, but the state budget deficit may get in the way.