California Schools start new year with new laws covering everything from suspensions to school safety By Diana Lambert | EdSource | January 9, 2024 A round-up of new education legislation now in effect.
Education Cal State faculty union vows to strike over the university’s final pay offer By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | January 9, 2024 University's 5% pay raise offer is well below the 12% sought by the union that represents faculty.
Bay Area California struggles to support personal, educational needs of children, report card finds By Mallika Seshadri | EdSource | January 9, 2024 The 2024 California Children’s Report Card was conducted by the organization Children Now.
Arts & Entertainment Advocates call for credentialing reforms to open K-12 instruction to arts educators By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | January 9, 2024 For many artists, teaching is a dream gig, a way to enrich lives and stimulate critical thinking in a generation slammed by pandemic learning loss.
Bay Area Arrests made at Berkeley’s People’s Park as controversial construction restarts By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News Foundation | January 5, 2024 The plan calls for building housing for 1,100 students and a separate building with 100 apartments for low-income, formerly unhoused people.
Education This community college has 1 full-time Black faculty member out of 165. Why campuses struggle with diversity By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | January 4, 2024 Faculty diversity has increased slightly over the past 15 years but progress is slow.
Education A ‘pocket of hope’: This California school district made a difference on Black students’ scores By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | January 2, 2024 Emeryville's public school district took a targeted approach, including paying teachers extra to stay after school and tutor students.
Education Study: Parents trust librarians despite national push to ban books By Greg Childress | NC Online | January 1, 2024 Trust in school and public librarians is strong across demographic groups.
Bay Area California is pressing universities to repatriate thousands of Native American remains and artifacts, but results are mixed By Amelia Wu and Helena San Roque | CalMatters | December 26, 2023 Only UCLA and Cal State Long Beach have returned a majority of their collections back to local tribes.
California Cal State faculty to hold statewide strike in January By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | December 22, 2023 Negotiations between the union representing CSU faculty and the chancellor's office have been stalled for months.