Education ‘Distrust, detection & discipline:’ new data reveals teachers’ ChatGPT crackdown By Mark Keierleber | The74 | April 9, 2024 As students turn to generative AI for schoolwork, educators grow more wary of their pupils’ academic integrity.
City City shares latest pool construction photos By City of Piedmont | April 9, 2024 Retaining walls, pool building, and roof deck take shape.
gavin newsom California fails to track its homelessness spending, outcomes, says new audit By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | April 9, 2024 There’s so little data available, it’s impossible to even tell if several of California’s largest homelessness programs are working.
business Oakland airport’s proposed renaming won’t fly with SFO; city attorney threatens lawsuit By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | April 9, 2024 A dispute over a name threatens to pit the Port of Oakland and San Francisco against each other in litigation.
California Power is never having to say ‘no.’ How California Democrats kill bills without voting against them By Ryan Sabalow and Julie Watts | CalMatters | April 9, 2024 Few seem willing to discuss their voting records, as well as the controversial practice of declining to vote.
Bay Area How California legislators got more than $1.4 million in travel and gifts in 2023 By Jeremia Kimelman | CalMatters | April 9, 2024 Financial disclosures show that state lawmakers received more than $330,000 in gifts, plus more than $1.1 million in travel sponsored by interest groups.
Bay Area They work 80 hours a week for low pay. Now, California’s early-career doctors are joining unions By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | April 8, 2024 Medical residents have a grueling job, typically working 60 to 80 hours a week.
California Attacks on emergency room workers prompt debate over tougher penalties By Sejal Parekh | KFF Health News | April 5, 2024 Proposed law would increase penalties for attacks on ER workers to match those levied for assaults on EMTs.
Books Bill to mandate ‘science of reading’ in California schools faces teachers union opposition By Diana Lambert, John Fensterwald, and Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | April 5, 2024 CTA says the bill will harm English language learners. Advocates say the union misunderstands current science.
California California State Board of Education accepting student board member applications By Monica Velez | EdSource | April 5, 2024 Any California public high school student who will be a senior in good standing by the 2025-26 school year can apply.