California will add science scores to its school accountability system. Why it matters
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Critics pan initial display of new state measure of students’ growth on tests.
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Are California voters signaling tax fatigue toward school bonds and parcel taxes?
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The defeat of Palo Alto Unified’s four-year parcel tax — the district’s first parcel tax defeat in 22 years — was the biggest surprise of the June 2 election.Bay Area
Nvidia CEO donates $75M to Vanderbilt University’s new San Francisco arts college
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The new school will be part of the 4.5-acre site in Potrero Hill that the university is acquiring from the California College of the Arts.California
Newsom appoints podcaster Scott Galloway to University of California Board of Regents
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Galloway is a longtime booster of the UC system and has written about isolation and loneliness among young men.Education
Cal State gives $340K job to ex-president who stepped down after discrimination lawsuit
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The outgoing president of Cal State San Bernardino, Tomás Morales, stepped down after he was sued for discrimination and harassment.Education
White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
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The Trump administration cancelled $2 billion of research grants to University of California professors. UC's legal team says it has proof that those terminations were unconstitutional.Education
Fundraiser | Aspire Education and Community Reading Buddies program
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Tickets available now for the "Creating Leaders & Readers” event on August 22.Education
California reading scores are up, thanks to literacy investments. Can the state do more?
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In 2023 California allocated $500 million in grants for schools to hire literacy coaches and take other steps to boost reading skills.Education
A new law holds colleges accountable if their grads don’t earn more than $36,000 a year
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About 300 California programs may fail the test, including many cosmetology and some arts programs.Education
A new review of the SAT at University of California is coming by June 2027
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The UC Board of Regents removed the SAT from the admissions process in 2020.California
