Around Town Bill would cap campaign donations to local school board candidates By Thomas Peele | EdSource | February 9, 2023 The $5,500 cap would also apply to donations to candidates for special district boards, such as water and sewer districts.
California Cal Poly Humboldt is anticipating an influx of new students – and housing woes By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | February 9, 2023 A university announcement that students could be placed in off-campus housing or hotels instead of on-campus dorms triggered protests.
California Fearing violence, CSU seeks court order to protect those who complained about Chico professor By Thomas Peele | EdSource | February 9, 2023 The suspended biology professor allegedly threatened campus gun violence.
Education Why California still doesn’t mandate dyslexia screening By Joe Hong | CalMatters | February 8, 2023 Dominic Levy does homework at his home in Clayton on Jan. 29, 2023.
California Study of LAUSD confirms benefits of four years of math By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 7, 2023 High school seniors who took math were significantly more likely to enroll in a four-year college and return the following year.
California Bilingual students do better on tests than native English speakers. Why? By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 6, 2023 Some researchers say the bar to be considered proficient in English is so high that only students who perform well can be reclassified.
California Bill would bar schools from withholding outdoor recess or lunch as punishment By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | February 3, 2023 Research shows the benefits of daily outdoor time and play for schoolchildren.
Bay Area ‘It’s a big removal of a barrier’: What housing at California’s community colleges looks like By Andrea Madison and Katherine Bent | CalMatters | February 2, 2023 State rolls out $500 million in grants to build or expand dorms and apartments on a dozen community college campuses.
Bay Area ‘This is who I am’: Black students find support, culture, purpose through peer group By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | February 2, 2023 In Black Students of California United, youth lead the way for health and social justice.
gavin newsom California ends plans for kids’ COVID vaccine mandate By Diana Lambert | EdSource | February 1, 2023 The end of the state's COVID-19 state of emergency this month appears to be one hurdle too many to the state's implementation of the mandate.