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.
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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
California law ensures humans, not AI, are teaching K-12 students
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The bill amended the California education code to make clear that school staff and contractors in public schools must be “natural people.”California
California school districts seek money, changes to social media apps in lawsuits
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L.A. Unified and other school districts are suing companies like Meta, Google, and TikTok for platforms they say are "addictive" for children.California
Puzzled California State Board faults Legislature as it denies charter school appeal
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Dozens of charter schools face renewal under the long-delayed implementation of the 2019 charter reform law.Education
California colleges reveal their military weapons stockade after CalMatters investigation
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According to state law, campus police can own military weapons to uphold safety as long as they report it to the public. However, not every college appears to follow every part of the law.Education
Newsom’s final budget sends more than a billion dollars to University of California, Cal State
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Since Gavin Newsom became governor, state support for California’s public universities has grown by 50%.College
