California Fighting for the education of Black students in California By Diana Lambert | EdSource | November 1, 2021 A Sacramento organization is suing the state, alleging officials knew about discriminatory disciplinary practices for years and did nothing.
Bay Area U.C. Hastings law school could be renamed as founder’s racist past is reexamined By Thomas Peele | EdSource | October 29, 2021 Serranus Hastings, a wealthy rancher, played a significant role in the mass killing of California’s Indigenous peoples.
gavin newsom California school vaccine mandate coming soon, but questions remain By Diana Lambert | EdSource | October 29, 2021 State lawmakers are considering legislation to strengthen the vaccine requirement.
Bay Area Pandemic rules add stress for campus RAs By Itzel Luna, Juhi Doshi, Omar Rashad, and Steven Vargas | October 28, 2021 Resident advisers on college campuses have a complicated job in a normal year; the pandemic is adding to their workload this fall.
Bay Area Popular ELA curriculum ‘Units of Study’ receives harsh review By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | October 26, 2021 EdReports criticized the curriculum for relying of “cueing” in K-2 materials for solving unknown words.
Bay Area Lowell HS alumni ask court to press pause on school admissions change By Daniel Montes | Bay City News | October 26, 2021 Plaintiffs allege the school district's decision was rushed and violated the Brown Act.
California Can you teach reading on Zoom? By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | October 26, 2021 High-tech literacy projects emerged out of the pandemic as a way to ensure young students stay on track as they learn to read.
Arts & Entertainment Angélique Kidjo put her own spin on a classic Talking Heads album By Georgia Rowe | Bay City News Foundation | October 25, 2021 The celebrated Beninese musician and composer returns to Zellerbach on Friday.
Bay Area California community colleges unable to justify placing students in remedial classes, study finds By Michael Burke | EdSource | October 25, 2021 A new study finds unnecessary remedial classes exacerbate educational inequities.
Bay Area For months, California private schools have waited for ’emergency’ COVID aid By John Fensterwald | EdSource | October 25, 2021 Delays at the state level have impacted urban Catholic schools in particular.