Family & Kids E-cigs are still flooding the US, addicting teens with higher nicotine doses By Liz Szabo | KFF Health News | June 26, 2023 The FDA, Justice Department, and White House have failed to act as vapes with kid-friendly flavors proliferate.
Arts & Entertainment Proposition 28 a windfall for arts education, but implementation poses challenges By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | June 26, 2023 All the money must go to arts and music education, but that is broadly defined.
Education Rural LGBTQ students and administrators describe campus strife. By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | June 15, 2023 In rural and conservative-leaning towns and cities across California, LGBTQ+ student groups are small in number and face homophobic and transphobic incidents on and off campus. Some help is on the way.
Bay Area It’s complicated: California professors bring AI into the classroom, even as cheating debate continues By Rocky Walker | CalMatters | June 15, 2023 Assignments seek to convey the benefits of AI as a research tool while acknowledging its limitations and propensity for error.
California Legislature to pass its own budget this week to buy time to negotiate with Newsom By John Fensterwald | EdSource | June 13, 2023 Still on the table: where to make cuts and how much more to spend for child care.
Education Lawmakers want to strip $400 million from new college-and-career program for public schools By Mikhail Zinshteyn | June 9, 2023 California created the $500 million program last year to help prepare students for careers.
California In California’s youth justice system, many high schoolers graduate with elementary-level reading skills By Betty Márquez Rosales and Daniel J. Willis | EdSource | June 6, 2023 A shift of incarcerated youth from state to county facilities is putting a spotlight on their education.
California Media literacy would be required for California K-12 students under new bill By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | June 5, 2023 New curriculum would address misinformation and cyberbullying, among other online hazards.
Education California Legislature beats deadline on key bills By Lynn La | CalMatters | June 2, 2023 A handful of intriguing bills that didn’t pass may resurface because their authors aren’t giving up.
Bay Area Attempts to ban books will face investigation by attorney general, Gov. Newsom warns By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | June 2, 2023 The warning comes amid a nationwide rise in book bans.