Bay Area Free textbooks plan delayed at state chancellor’s office By Michael Burke | EdSource | July 18, 2022 Colleges are eager to get a piece of $115 million that was approved last year for free textbook programs.
California College or career? California invests $500 million in program that tackles both By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | July 14, 2022 K-12 schools, colleges and universities and employers must work together to support students making those transitions.
Bay Area Nearly 1 out of 5 classes in California taught by underprepared teachers By Diana Lambert, Daniel J. Willis, and Yuxuan Xie | EdSource | June 30, 2022 A new state database of teacher assignments shows that 17% of K-12 classes in 2020-21 were taught by teachers without the credential or training to teach the course.
Bay Area State auditor to probe how community colleges spent money meant to hire full-time faculty By Thomas Peele | EdSource | June 29, 2022 State auditors will examine charges that some districts spent their shares of the $100 million grant on other costs.
Bay Area What to know about the California budget By CalMatters Staff | June 27, 2022 Highlights of the record California budget agreement include more tax rebates and spending for abortion access, public schools and small businesses.
Bay Area Will California’s universities become abortion safe havens for out-of-state students? By Ashley A. Smith, Emma Gallegos, Betty Márquez Rosales, and Ashleigh Panoo | June 24, 2022 UC and CSU double down on offering comprehensive reproductive health education.
Bay Area Bay Area medical, legal experts foresee dire consequences in court ruling on abortion By Kiley Russell, Alexandra Garci, Allison Dickson and Molly Burke | Bay City News Foundation | June 24, 2022 Bay Area experts weigh in on broad health and well-being impacts of the decision.
Arts & Entertainment Newsom champions California as a sanctuary state for people seeking abortion By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | June 24, 2022 Announcement comes as three West Coast states declare shared efforts to protect abortion access.
Bay Area Campuses looking to offer housing for students and their children By Betty Márquez Rosales | EdSource | June 21, 2022 Students in need of year-round, stable housing face particular challenges when deciding which school to attend.
Bay Area The politics of public swimming at the College of Marin By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News Foundation | June 20, 2022 A nonprofit swim club for children raises equity questions about how swim time is allocated among community groups.