Oakland Oakland schools emerge from state oversight into $30M deficit and leadership transition By Austin Zeglis | Bay City News | July 3, 2025 "Going bankrupt is not an option."
education Survey of 1500 kids suggests school phone bans have important but limited effects By Justin D. Martin and Chighaf Bakour | The Conversation | June 21, 2025 Banning phones in schools may not be an easy fix for students' mental health problems, poor academic performance, or cyberbullying.
athletes California urges school districts to resist Trump’s threats over transgender athletes By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | June 7, 2025 Let’s be clear: sending a letter does not change the law.
Education A safety net for struggling colleges is expiring. Why the Bay Area will be hit hardest By Desmond Meagley and Lylah Schmedel-Permanna | CalMatters | June 6, 2025 Without a guaranteed annual cost-of-living increase, districts will be forced to find some other way to meet rising costs.
Education How the Trump administration’s vow to revoke Chinese student visas could hurt California By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | May 29, 2025 The policy comes amid a tense trade war between the the US and China.
Education Oakland Unified school board reverses course on afterschool, summer program cuts By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 23, 2025 Dozens of OUSD students, parents and afterschool program providers urged the board to repeal the spending cuts.
budget SFUSD rescinds 151 layoff notices for aides and counselors as it works toward solvency By Pete Young | Bay City News | May 19, 2025 SFUSD’s budget has been under increased oversight from the California Department of Education since May 2024.
budget SFUSD partially lifts hiring freeze it imposed when state assumed oversight last year By Pete Young | Bay City News | May 4, 2025 Hiring has been frozen since May 2024, when the state Department of Education increased oversight of SFUSD’s budget.
News Ed Dept. axes $1B mental health program designed to thwart school shootings By Mark Keierleber | The 74 | May 1, 2025 The grant program, which helped train school counselors, is the latest target in Trump’s war on DEI.
Education Oakland teachers call off Thursday strike following agreement to restore jobs By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 1, 2025 The agreement restores budget cuts critical to retaining more than 120 experienced high school teachers at some of the district’s school sites.