California Heat rules for California workers would also help keep schoolchildren cool By Samantha Young | KFF Health News | June 10, 2024 Last year was the hottest on record and schools across the U.S. closed sporadically, unable to keep students cool.
activism People’s Park housing project in Berkeley to resume following CA Supreme Court decision By Riley Cooke | Bay City News | June 7, 2024 Closing CEQA loopholes paved way to ruling.
public safety Officer injured, 13 arrested after protesters barricade inside Stanford president’s office By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | June 5, 2024 A group calling itself Liberate Stanford, made up of Stanford students and alumni, claimed responsibility.
climate change Scorching schoolyards: California groups want more trees, less asphalt at schools By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | May 30, 2024 Schoolyards are hot and getting hotter; and the time to dedicate more funding to green schoolyards is now.
Education UC student workers expand strike to two more campuses as they demand amnesty for protestors By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | May 28, 2024 UC's Office of the President says the strike violates the union contract.
Bay Area Commentary | Rising autism rates in California elementary schools demand evidence-based practices By Jenine Catudio | EdSource | May 28, 2024 Recent CDC data reveals that 1 in 22 four-year-old children in California are on the autism spectrum, significantly surpassing the national average.
Education ‘We have to do less with less’: Cal State faces extra $500 million budget gap By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | May 28, 2024 Newsom scaled back his promise of increased financial support for Cal State, while university officials agreed to 5% salary increases earlier this year.
public safety Arrested, suspended: How California colleges discipline faculty and students over protests By CalMatters Staff | May 27, 2024 Hundreds of students and faculty throughout the state are facing legal and academic repercussions.
California How does a school district go broke with $1.1B in revenues? When it spends $1.3B By Chad Aldeman | The74million.org | May 27, 2024 Budget problems have been exacerbated by, among other things, large salary increases agreed to last year in an effort to avert a strike.
California As Black college enrollment declines, study suggests stronger family and community ties By Mallika Seshadri | EdSource | May 26, 2024 A recent study shows the graduation rate of Black males from Oakland Unified is among the lowest in the country.