Education Fight over phonics: Will California require the ‘science of reading’ in K-12 schools? By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | April 4, 2025 Nearly 60% of third graders aren’t reading at grade level; A new bill would require a phonics-based approach to teach students.
Education UC Berkeley students walk out against Trump’s order to dismantle US Education Department By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | April 3, 2025 Wealthy, well-developed nations generally have a ministry of education or a department of education.
education Trump education department threatens federal school funding nationwide over DEI By Erica Meltzer | The 74 | April 3, 2025 In preparing school budgets, take your pick: certify your schools, don't practice DEI, or lose federal funding.
Arts & Entertainment Getting a read on how Trump’s library cuts will impact library services in the Bay Area By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | April 2, 2025 The smallest libraries are likely to bear the brunt.
education Education department employees cheered as they leave, warn of impacts of cuts on the future By Jade Tran and Jess Daninhirsch | The74million.org | April 2, 2025 Fired employees gathered at the department headquarters, joined by advocates rallying in solidarity.
Education Inside a $17 billion maintenance backlog plaguing California’s universities By Victoria Mejicanos, Matthew Reagan and Mercy Sosa | CalMatters | April 1, 2025 Infrastructure issues at California’s public universities are hindering students' and faculty’s ability to learn and work on campus.
Bay Area Three Bay Area Cal State campuses pitch plan to combine finance, administrative services By Amy DiPierro | EdSource | April 1, 2025 Declining enrollment on all three campuses has prompted cuts to academic offerings, staff and faculty.
budget A change of mind: How COVID’s mental health impacts transformed California’s schools By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | March 30, 2025 The pandemic lifted a veil on a worsening crisis among young people.
Bay Area Bondi orders federal probe of DEI admissions practices at Stanford University, UC Berkeley By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | March 29, 2025 This is only the beginning of the DOJ's aim to erase “illegal DEI and protecting equality under the law.”
Education No need to apply: Cal State is automatically admitting high school students with good grades By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | March 28, 2025 It’s possible that Cal State may take the direct admissions pilot statewide.