California California teachers say health costs erasing pay gains — some spend $1,600 monthly By Diana Lambert | EdSource | May 26, 2026 The cost of health benefits has surged nearly 500% since 2013-14, outpacing school funding growth.
Education Berkeley robotics showcase unites students with next generation of tech industry By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | May 25, 2026 A local business investment program that supports early startup companies working on newly researched technologies participated.
California California State University renews controversial system-wide contract with OpenAI By Kate Rix | EdSource | May 22, 2026 The move has sparked debate about the cost of the agreement and the quality of ChatGPT's educational product.
California Equity advocates to ask California court to suspend billions in school construction funding By John Fensterwald | EdSource | May 22, 2026 A preliminary injunction would prevent a state agency from processing hundreds of district applications.
Technology How San José State leaped to No. 2 in national computer science ranking By Kate Rix | EdSource | May 20, 2026 SJSU's computer engineering and software engineering programs now surpass top-tier schools such as CalTech, UC Berkeley, and Stanford.
Education California community colleges crack down on fake students stealing financial aid By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | May 19, 2026 After a spike in fraudulent applications, school officials say they're better at detecting and preventing fraud, though it still happens.
Education California colleges are seeing a rise of conservative voices. Some classes are tense By Kahani Malhotra | CalMatters | May 17, 2026 Turning Point chapters continue to grow on California campuses months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Education Ban cell phones in all K-12 schools? Not so fast, say school officials By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | May 15, 2026 Under pressure from school boards and administrators, lawmakers scaled back a bill that would have required such a blanket ban.
California Newsom’s revised budget eases budget worries for UC and Cal State By Ricardo Cano | EdSource | May 14, 2026 The investments in the state budget come as California’s public universities face federal scrutiny and threats to research funding.
Bay Area California schools could get billions more in Newsom’s May budget revision By John Fensterwald | EdSource | May 12, 2026 The state has received much more revenue since January, dramatically changing the funding picture.