California Lawmakers, Newsom and UC agree on new community college transfer plan, legislative leader says By Michael Burke | EdSource | September 11, 2023 New compromise creates a pilot program to ease transfers from community colleges to the University of California.
Education Soaring chronic absenteeism in California schools is at ‘pivotal moment’ By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | September 10, 2023 Nearly a third of K-12 students statewide were chronically absent in 2020-21, more than three times the pre-pandemic rate.
California Orange Unified becomes sixth California district to adopt transgender parental notification policy By Mallika Seshadri | EdSource | September 8, 2023 Orange Unified School District passed a policy Thursday evening that would require school officials to notify parents and guardians if their child identifies as transgender.
education Gov. Newsom poised to sign legislation to counter book bans and school boards’ censorship By John Fensterwald | Edsource | September 8, 2023 Bill will create complaint system, state intervention to thwart FAIR Act violations.
Bay Area 570 California schools targeted for low vaccination rates By Diana Lambert, Daniel J. Willis, and Yuxuan Xie | EdSource | September 7, 2023 More than half of Oakland Unified’s 48 elementary schools and eight of its schools serving seventh graders are on the audit list for 2022-23.
California Ending the suspense: Child trafficking, fentanyl bills can still become law By Alexei Koseff and Sameea Kamaal | CalMatters | September 1, 2023 In rapid-fire votes in suspense file hearings, lawmakers determined the fate of hundreds of bills on crime, transgender students and more.
College Restraining order in Chico State threat case ‘warranted, necessary and justified,’ judge rules By Thomas Peele | EdSource | September 1, 2023 Tentative ruling could end the academic career of suspended biology professor David Stachura.
Bay Area Study: California’s K-12 funding overhaul worked as designed By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 1, 2023 Equity-based funding caused big jumps in student performance in the highest-poverty school districts, says UC Berkeley economist Rucker Johnson.
California Gov. Newsom signs executive order for a master plan for career education By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | August 31, 2023 The order emphasizes building connections between education institutions and employers in addition to between educational agencies.
Education Why new UC Berkeley housing law, if approved, won’t clear the way to build dorms yet By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | August 31, 2023 Even if the proposal passes, its fate lies in the hands of the state Supreme Court.