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California
Where’s the chemistry? Nation’s Report Card shows waning 8th-grade interest in science
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Science uses hands-on and experiential learning, which was hard to replicate during the years of the pandemic and remote learning.budget
OUSD’s budget worse off than once thought; cash reserve plummets as deficits deepen
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The unrestricted general fund, showing a 53% decrease from just one year ago, signals difficult choices ahead.California
Californians asked to track monarch butterfly sightings to help save declining population
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The 29th annual Western Monarch Count starts in October.Education
California changed the way it teaches science. But test scores remain low
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In 2019 only 30% of students met the standard on the state exam. Last year, the number had inched up to only 30.7%.COVID-19
Confusion as kids head back to school and RFK Jr. calls the shots on vaccines
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The country is experiencing some of the lowest childhood vaccine rates and highest levels of public health uncertainty in known memory.Bay Area
People’s Park student housing remains on schedule as UC Berkeley enrollment grows
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The project, which aims to ease the student housing crunch, will provide more than 1,100 beds for undergraduates.berkeley
UC Berkeley receives ‘hostile campus’ label over suppression of anti-genocide speech
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A 2024 CAIR-California report found that 85% of Muslim students at UC Berkeley experienced Islamophobic harassment.Education
Immigration agents signed up to recruit at a California university. Then the protests started
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The Cal Poly campus postponed a job fair event over concerns about Customs and Border Protection’s participation.fire
