California Governor’s council to focus on teaching California students about Holocaust By Diana Lambert | EdSource | October 8, 2021 The new group will host seminars, develop a speakers bureau, and identify teaching resources to combat antisemitism and bigotry.
Bay Area Anti-vaccine protesters step on to Pinole Valley High School campus, harass students By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | October 8, 2021 West Contra Costa Unified has approved a vaccine mandate for eligible students.
California California becomes first state to require ethnic studies in high school By John Fensterwald | EdSource | October 8, 2021 A year ago Newsom vetoed a nearly identical bill amid strenuous opposition to a draft model curriculum for not being sufficiently inclusive.
berkeley People’s Park in line for major makeover under housing plan OK’d by UC regents By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | October 7, 2021 Green space will remain, and housing for students and very low-income residents is planned.
Education One loophole remains in student COVID-19 vaccination mandate By Joe Hong | CalMatters | October 6, 2021 A key lawmaker says he may push legislation to eliminate the personal belief exemption for students and staff in the state's schools.
Bay Area UC workforce churn: Why a quarter of lecturers don’t return each year By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | October 5, 2021 Relatively low pay and little job stability create precarious working conditions and now lecturers are considering a strike.
Bay Area Fewer than 4% of California students opted for independent study this year, data shows By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | October 5, 2021 Only two students in Piedmont Unified, or 0.09% of the student population, opted for independent study, according to state data.
Bay Area Inside a Bay Area school’s approach to reading as a ‘civil right’ By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | October 4, 2021 Nystrom Elementary School in Richmond is revamping its literacy program this year with a greater emphasis on phonics, classroom discussion, and culturally relevant texts.
California Anticipating an increase in student misbehavior, California releases new discipline guidelines By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | October 1, 2021 The new guidelines complete a series of reforms of discipline in K-12 schools over the past several years.
Bay Area Will Biden’s reconciliation bill transform early childhood education? By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | October 1, 2021 Many families in California struggle to cover the cost of childcare.