California
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OUSD’s budget worse off than once thought; cash reserve plummets as deficits deepen
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The unrestricted general fund, showing a 53% decrease from just one year ago, signals difficult choices ahead.Education
California changed the way it teaches science. But test scores remain low
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In 2019 only 30% of students met the standard on the state exam. Last year, the number had inched up to only 30.7%.Bay Area
People’s Park student housing remains on schedule as UC Berkeley enrollment grows
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The project, which aims to ease the student housing crunch, will provide more than 1,100 beds for undergraduates.berkeley
UC Berkeley receives ‘hostile campus’ label over suppression of anti-genocide speech
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A 2024 CAIR-California report found that 85% of Muslim students at UC Berkeley experienced Islamophobic harassment.Education
Immigration agents signed up to recruit at a California university. Then the protests started
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The Cal Poly campus postponed a job fair event over concerns about Customs and Border Protection’s participation.fire
Fireworks torch Mt. Diablo High football field; Friday season opener moved to Concord High
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The center logo of the field was left badly damaged.News
Some 15 years after disastrous debut, Common Core Math endures in many states
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The curriculum was rolled out in 2010 to address the unevenness with which the subject was taught in the U.S. and to deepen students’ understanding of math, often providing children with more than one way to solve a problem.Education
California invested millions pushing careers for women. The results are disappointing
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Women continue to lag behind men in certain science, technology, engineering and math programs.Education
