Education School boards sue, saying Newsom jeopardized funding guaranteed for schools By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | September 26, 2024 Gov. Gavin Newsom lowered the guaranteed amount of funding for K-12 schools in this year’s budget.
Education Cal State campuses brace for ‘severe consequences’ as budget gap looms By Mikhail Zinshteyn | EdSource | September 25, 2024 Cal State officials are projecting a 2025-26 budget hole of about $400 million to $800 million. They are warning of layoffs and academic cuts.
Education Only 1 in 5 California community college students makes it to a university, audit says By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | September 24, 2024 Community colleges are designed to help students get an associate degree and transfer to a four-year university, but most students never graduate or transfer.
California California acts to protect children from ‘addictive’ social media By Louis Freedberg | EdSource | September 23, 2024 The bill, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, is part of a wider effort to restrict the impact of digital technology on kids.
Education Q&A: A conversation with free-range parenting pioneer Lenore Skenazy By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | September 23, 2024 Cultivating a sense of independence, some experts say, is the key to developing happy, well-adjusted children who are less prone to anxiety.
Education Pandemic recovery in schools will be a ‘long slog,’ says sobering national report By Emma Gallegos | Edsource | September 17, 2024 Young, disabled, English learners and homeless students are coming back too slowly from effects, report states.
Bay Area Next stop on transfer students’ journey: UC Berkeley’s new, high-end dorm By Jo Moon | EdSource, California Student Journalism Corps | September 16, 2024 Anchor House is part of a larger effort to create a community for students transferring to the campus.
Bay Area The difference between chronic truancy and chronic absenteeism | Quick Guide By Betty Márquez Rosales | Edsource | September 12, 2024 Student absences remain high post-pandemic.
Education Budget cuts begin to surface at California State University By Amy di Pierro | EdSource | September 10, 2024 At four Cal State campuses, faculty, staff and students reported signs of belt-tightening.
California ‘Liberated’ ethnic studies courses challenged amid allegations of antisemitism By John Fensterwald | EdSource | August 30, 2024 At issue is whether or not the Brown Act was violated in creating the curriculum for this SoCal district.