Education California colleges still use remote proctoring despite court decision By Itzel Luna | CalMatters | February 27, 2023 A federal judge last year found that the room scans performed by some remote proctoring software are unconstitutional.
Bay Area Sonya Christian named chancellor of California Community Colleges By Michael Burke | EdSource | February 24, 2023 Leader of Kern Community College District will be first woman to run the statewide system
Arts & Entertainment Arts education funding in California: How will Proposition 28 roll out? By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | February 21, 2023 Austin Beutner, the former LAUSD superintendent, talks about the groundbreaking arts education initiative.
Bay Area California lawmaker introduces bill to require all-gender restrooms in schools By Michael Burke | EdSource | February 21, 2023 The bill would mandate schools have at least one gender-neutral bathroom alongside traditional gender-segregated bathrooms.
Bay Area Key lawmaker endorses transfer admissions guarantee across University of California By Michael Burke | EdSource | February 21, 2023 Unlike CSU, UC does not currently participate in the Associate Degree for Transfer program
Bay Area In California Legislature, 500 bills beat the deadline By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | February 21, 2023 Several bills tackle hot-button topics like fossil fuels and the fentanyl crisis
Bay Area Berkeley removes name from fifth campus building for racist past By Kate Sequeira | EdSource | February 17, 2023 Boalt, LeConte, and Barrows halls were stripped of their names in 2020; Kroeber Hall’s name was removed in 2021, according to UC Berkeley.
Bay Area Newsom’s big bet on fixing California’s poorest schools and narrowing achievement gaps By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 16, 2023 Proposal implicitly acknowledges that school districts have not narrowed achievement gaps under the Local Control Funding Formula.
Education Interim superintendent of Orange Unified quits after a month in the post By Thomas Peele | Edsource | February 16, 2023 Orange Unified School District school board fired its superintendent in January; interim leader resigns saying district focus is no longer the students.
Bay Area The pandemic fueled a public school exodus, study says By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | February 10, 2023 Disruptions wrought by the pandemic may force the education world toward rebuilding the critical connection between families and schools.