Education As tuition keeps increasing, UC students want a bigger say on the Board of Regents By Khadeejah Khan and Phoebe Huss | CalMatters | 17 hours ago Only one of the two students on the 26-member Board of Regents is allowed to vote.
Bay Area Turning Point USA’s final tour stop at UC Berkeley met with protests, police response By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | 23 hours ago A brawl between two men occurred after a protester allegedly threw the merchandise a Kirk supporter was selling onto the floor.
Education His students suddenly started getting A’s. Did a Google AI tool go too far? By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | November 10, 2025 Google Lens makes it easier to cheat on digital tests. (In the article: a PHS teacher explains why AI is not allowed in her classrooms.)
Education Protecting Jewish students or chilling speech? Inside California’s ‘hardest’ fight over antisemitism By Yue Stella Yu and Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | November 4, 2025 American Arab group is challenging the new law, arguing it violates their free speech rights.
Education How UC Berkeley is preparing for Turning Point’s final tour stop after Charlie Kirk’s death By Ella Carter-Klauschie and Martin Romero | CalMatters | November 3, 2025 The Berkeley stop will be the organization's first event at a California college campus since Kirk was fatally shot in Sept.
settlement East Bay principal resigns after probe finds he used Grindr to pursue sex with student By Thomas Peele | EdSource | October 31, 2025 Suspect has said his identity was stolen and denies owning the account.
Education John Muir Land Trust to acquire, revive Wagner Ranch Nature Area as outdoor classroom By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News | October 27, 2025 The 16-acre parcel in Orinda is a habitat-rich landscape once used for outdoor learning and now slated for restoration and community use.
Education Expect more phonics lessons in California schools under law Newsom signed By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | October 20, 2025 The law comes on the heels of a host of other literacy initiatives, including mandatory dyslexia screening and universal transitional kindergarten.
Education Alameda County students outperform state averages in English, math and science By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | October 16, 2025 Also, the county’s ELA and math scores are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels.
Bay Area Despite education funding formula reforms, inequality growing in some wealthy counties By John Fensterwald | EdSource | October 11, 2025 Declining enrollment’s perverse impact: for LCFF districts, lower enrollment means less state funding. But for basic aid districts, lower enrollment means more revenue per student.