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.
California Orange County district pioneers new Korean American studies course for high school By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | August 31, 2023 A surge of hatred against Asian Americans during the pandemic led one educator to realize just how urgently the Korean American studies class was needed.
crime In the news | FBI to assist in Chabot Elementary School bomb threat investigation By Ali Tadayon | EdSource; Bay City News, Exedra Staff | August 29, 2023 The school was evacuated Tuesday morning after receiving a threatening email with "racial undertones."
Education As culture wars escalate, California officials push back on school board policies By Carolyn Jones and Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | August 29, 2023 State officials are fighting recent board decisions that restrict LGBTQ student protections.