Carol Menz receives Wellness Center’s annual Brooke Zimmerman Award
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The award is presented to an exceptional advocate for student mental health; Menz is a district nurse for PUSD.
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Play Like a Girl+ on May 3 is looking for volunteers
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Sign up for pre-event support tasks — or join staff on the day to help attendees and organizers.Bay Area
Gen Z reports more negativity about AI, flat usage in survey
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Even frequent users say they are less excited about AI tools than they were a year ago.health
Can medical malpractice lawsuits protect LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy? This California lawmaker thinks so
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Medical and mental health organizations condemn conversion therapy, which is rooted in the now-debunked theory that homosexuality is a mental illness.Bay Area
COVID-era learning reduced student enrollment in college, report finds
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The study examined 14,005 public high schools from the 2015-16 to 2021-22 school years.Bay Area
California’s next governor to face tough choices for education as state budget tightens
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Declining enrollment, special education growth, and COLA adjustments continue to impact district budget discussions across the state.Bay Area
California kids are going without vision care, and the problem is getting worse
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Most of the severe declines happened in rural areas, although urban counties like San Francisco and Los Angeles also saw decreases.Bay Area
Cal State students widely use AI but they mistrust the results and fear future job impacts
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CSU polled more than 94,000 students, faculty, and staff, making it the largest survey of AI perception in higher education.Education
LGBTQ youth say school feels more hostile due to political climate
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Student respondents said schools need to support them in concrete ways.Education
Getting into a UC or Cal State requires these classes. Almost half of students don’t take them
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The state leader in A-G readiness among high school graduates adjusted schedules, counseling, and course offerings to boost student readiness.Technology
