gavin newsom Behind Newsom’s $301 billion budget, big financial concerns By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | May 16, 2022 California has a whopping $100 billion surplus, but looming financial threats could threaten the state’s economy in just a few years.
Bay Area Students lobby for bill to ease university housing crunch — but would it work? By Ryan Loyola | CalMatters | May 13, 2022 Student activists say SB 886 would fast-track campus housing projects, which can get tangled in lawsuits.
Arts & Entertainment Noted author Jesmyn Ward to give keynote during final Mills College commencement By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | May 12, 2022 Ward is the only woman and person of color to win the National Book Award for fiction two times.
Education Substitute teacher shortage hits California’s low-income students harder By Joe Hong | CalMatters | May 12, 2022 Teacher shortages reached a crisis point during the omicron surge, particularly for schools with many high-needs students.
Bay Area Do the rich see inequality as a zero-sum game? By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | May 12, 2022 A UC Berkeley inequality study finds that, although efforts to reduce inequality are popular, many people in “advantaged groups” resist equity policies, believing they’ll be harmed.
education Challenged by COVID, the Class of 2022 looks ahead to better days By Diana Lambert | EdSource | May 10, 2022 Resourceful high school seniors started businesses, took college courses during school closures.
Bay Area ‘If I get something from you I could die’: Some immunocompromised Cal State students feel left behind as COVID safeguards loosen By Julian Mendoza | CalMatters | May 6, 2022 One third of California adults are at a higher risk for serious COVID-19 complications and death, including college students and professors.
Bay Area OUSD board member resigns, blasts board for failing to focus on students’ needs By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | May 3, 2022 Shanthi Gonzales said a lack of consistent focus on school quality made it hard to recruit and retain school leaders.
Bay Area Ukrainian students arriving in California find warm welcome at schools By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | May 3, 2022 At least 60,000 Ukrainian immigrants live in California, the second-highest population in the U.S.
California Some California school districts that grew during the pandemic feel shortchanged By Joe Hong | CalMatters | May 2, 2022 Districts where enrollment is growing ended up with less money per student.