California
Education
California parents fed up with schools want to make high-quality education a constitutional right
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Advocates say they want to hold schools accountable. Critics fear a barrage of lawsuits.Arts & Entertainment
Proposition 28 a windfall for arts education, but implementation poses challenges
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All the money must go to arts and music education, but that is broadly defined.Education
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond elicits publishers’ pledges for more inclusive textbooks
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New task force serves notice to districts that defy laws to honor student diversity.Bay Area
‘Fiscal cliff’ approaching for some districts as costs soar and enrollment falls
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Expiring Covid funds and other factors combine to portend painful cuts, especially in some of the Golden State's urban areas.Bay Area
California’s plan to change literacy instruction advances
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Commission outlines timeline to implement new literacy standards and design new teacher assessment.Education
Rural LGBTQ students and administrators describe campus strife.
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In rural and conservative-leaning towns and cities across California, LGBTQ+ student groups are small in number and face homophobic and transphobic incidents on and off campus. Some help is on the way.Bay Area
It’s complicated: California professors bring AI into the classroom, even as cheating debate continues
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Assignments seek to convey the benefits of AI as a research tool while acknowledging its limitations and propensity for error.Bay Area
UC Berkeley chancellor announces plan to retire in 2024
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Carol Christ has been Berkeley’s chancellor since 2017.California
