Education California parents fed up with schools want to make high-quality education a constitutional right By Joe Hong | CalMatters | June 27, 2023 Advocates say they want to hold schools accountable. Critics fear a barrage of lawsuits.
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.