Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – October 2022 By Meg Waite Clayton | Bay City News Foundation | October 11, 2022 Stories, poems, histories, and memoir in words, illustration, and photography.
Education Education Speaker Series | ‘Social Health: The Transformative Power of Relationships’ on Oct. 18 By Lou Fancher | October 11, 2022 Social health expert Kasley Killam will share strategies on how parents and teachers can help combat an epidemic of loneliness in kids.
Bay Area Coalition says ‘science of reading-aligned’ core curricula barely used in California By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | October 11, 2022 Most districts used the same three core reading programs from the State Board of Education’s 2015 list of pre-approved curricula
Bay Area College Corps, with California’s first state-run tutoring initiative, is off and running By John Fensterwald | EdSource | October 10, 2022 Some college students will tutor in programs modeled after AmeriCorps and Peace Corps, while others will work on food and climate projects.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Meron Hadero’s short stories give shape to rifts immigrants experience By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | October 6, 2022 “A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times,” was published earlier this year.
Bay Area How can California workers transition to green energy jobs? By Grace Gedye and Nadia Lopez | CalMatters | October 5, 2022 Many green jobs pathways already exist, but quality is as important as quantity, panel of experts says.
Bay Area Education on fentanyl, other drugs often optional in California schools, if offered at all By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | October 5, 2022 In Piedmont Unified, drug and alcohol use among 11th graders neared 60% according to a recent state survey. The state average is 19%.
California California removes hurdles to building teacher housing By Diana Lambert | EdSource | October 4, 2022 Gov Newsom signs bill aimed at allowing teachers to live where they teach.
California Dual admission program will give community college students an early taste of life at UC By Megan Tagami | CalMatters | October 3, 2022 The program does not include UC’s most selective campuses.
Bay Area Newsom signs legislation changing recall process By Diana Lambert | EdSource | September 30, 2022 New law addressing recalls of elected officials includes school board members.