California Did California keep its promise to provide menstrual products on college campuses? By Itzel Luna | CalMatters | April 4, 2023 California’s public colleges are required to provide free menstrual products to students as of this school year.
Bay Area Does California’s landmark school funding formula need 10th year makeover? By John Fensterwald | EdSource | April 4, 2023 Gov. Gavin Newsom, advocacy groups would make big changes to accounting for LCAP spending.
Education Extra pay could lure experienced teachers to poorer schools. Why California won’t do it. By Joe Hong and Erica Yee | CalMatters | March 30, 2023 Throughout the state, schools with the highest rates of low-income students have fewer experienced teachers.
Bay Area California high schools are adding hundreds of ethnic studies classes. Are teachers prepared? By Megan Tagami | CalMatters | March 30, 2023 Should ethnic studies instruction require a special credential, or do districts need more flexibility to ensure teaching slots are filled?
Education ‘Super disappointed’: Lawmakers want UC to enroll more Californians sooner By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | March 30, 2023 Lawmakers who gave the UC and Cal State systems more money to boost in-state student numbers are frustrated that enrollment is down.
Bay Area California districts vary enormously in reading achievement, report finds By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | March 28, 2023 A new study of low-income Latino students suggests that how they score in reading and writing stems more from how they are taught and less from their family income or English proficiency.
Bay Area California sees boost in student applications for college financial aid By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | March 27, 2023 New state law pushes numbers up, following a decline triggered by the pandemic.
Bay Area OUSD educators walk out in wildcat strike action By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | March 24, 2023 Striking teachers want to raise their salaries to the median in Alameda County.
Bay Area California is preparing more credentialed teachers, but is it enough? By Diana Lambert | EdSource | March 24, 2023 California is one of the few states seeing an increase in entrants to the teaching profession.
Bay Area Amid California’s mounting literacy crisis, state names new literacy directors By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | March 24, 2023 The state is highlighting structured literacy, which stresses explicit lessons on reading fundamentals such as phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension.