California
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School year already underway at some California districts as start dates keep creeping earlier
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California school districts have moved away from the September return to school that was common in California and other states until the 1990s.Bay Area
University of California president to step down
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Michael V. Drake, who was UC’s first Black president, took over as president in August 2020 after previously serving as the president of Ohio State University.gavin newsom
UC admits more California residents, looking to meet state goals
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Latino students were the largest demographic group of admitted first-year students.analysis
California lost 420K public school kids in 4 years — and may drop 1M more by 2031
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The growth machine has stalled: research finds that CA birth rate is at its lowest level in more than a century.California
California wants to accelerate schools’ efforts to build 2.3 million units of housing
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction says schools own 75,000 acres of undeveloped land that could be used to build 2.3 million units.Education
California added a new grade for 4-year-olds. Are parents enrolling their kids?
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Unlike Piedmont, some wealthier districts have been slow to open transitional kindergartenEducation
Newsom set an ambitious goal to launch 500,000 Californians into new careers. Many are firefighters
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Some industries, such as carpentry, have also created robust apprenticeship programs.berkeley
