Bay Area ‘Fiscal cliff’ approaching for some districts as costs soar and enrollment falls By Carolyn Jones | June 21, 2023 Expiring Covid funds and other factors combine to portend painful cuts, especially in some of the Golden State's urban areas.
Bay Area California’s plan to change literacy instruction advances By Diana Lambert | EdSource | June 15, 2023 Commission outlines timeline to implement new literacy standards and design new teacher assessment.
Education Rural LGBTQ students and administrators describe campus strife. By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | June 15, 2023 In rural and conservative-leaning towns and cities across California, LGBTQ+ student groups are small in number and face homophobic and transphobic incidents on and off campus. Some help is on the way.
Bay Area It’s complicated: California professors bring AI into the classroom, even as cheating debate continues By Rocky Walker | CalMatters | June 15, 2023 Assignments seek to convey the benefits of AI as a research tool while acknowledging its limitations and propensity for error.
Bay Area UC Berkeley chancellor announces plan to retire in 2024 By Michael Burke | EdSource | June 15, 2023 Carol Christ has been Berkeley’s chancellor since 2017.
California Legislature to pass its own budget this week to buy time to negotiate with Newsom By John Fensterwald | EdSource | June 13, 2023 Still on the table: where to make cuts and how much more to spend for child care.
Education Lawmakers want to strip $400 million from new college-and-career program for public schools By Mikhail Zinshteyn | June 9, 2023 California created the $500 million program last year to help prepare students for careers.
Featured in Category Number of new California teacher credentials declines after 7 years of increases By Diana Lambert | EdSource | June 8, 2023 Elementary schools, which primarily employ teachers with multiple-subject teaching credentials, may feel the shortage the most.
California In California’s youth justice system, many high schoolers graduate with elementary-level reading skills By Betty Márquez Rosales and Daniel J. Willis | EdSource | June 6, 2023 A shift of incarcerated youth from state to county facilities is putting a spotlight on their education.
California Media literacy would be required for California K-12 students under new bill By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | June 5, 2023 New curriculum would address misinformation and cyberbullying, among other online hazards.