Bay Area Education on fentanyl, other drugs often optional in California schools, if offered at all By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | October 5, 2022 In Piedmont Unified, drug and alcohol use among 11th graders neared 60% according to a recent state survey. The state average is 19%.
California California removes hurdles to building teacher housing By Diana Lambert | EdSource | October 4, 2022 Gov Newsom signs bill aimed at allowing teachers to live where they teach.
California Dual admission program will give community college students an early taste of life at UC By Megan Tagami | CalMatters | October 3, 2022 The program does not include UC’s most selective campuses.
Bay Area WATCH: How should California address college student housing crisis? By Michael Burke | EdSource | September 30, 2022 During an EdSource roundtable, panelists said more dorms will help but called for other solutions too.
Bay Area Six injured in second Oakland school shooting in a month By Diana Lambert, Ali Tadayon, Carolyn Jones, and Thomas Peele | September 28, 2022 Six people are injured, two in critical condition, after a shooting on an Oakland school campus Wednesday.
Education California reverses course, will release Smarter Balanced test scores next month, official says By Thomas Peele | EdSource | September 27, 2022 The data is expected to show pandemic-related declines in student achievement.
Bay Area Thousands of California teachers say they are stressed, burned out By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 27, 2022 Nearly twice as many teachers than in the past say that job conditions have changed for the worse.
Bay Area Governor vetoes full-day and mandatory kindergarten bills By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | September 26, 2022 Governor cited costs of proposed ongoing program in his decision.
education Lawmakers make it easier to become a substitute teacher By Diana Lambert | EdSource | September 23, 2022 From Jan 1, 2023, the basic skills proficiency requirement for an emergency 30-day substitute permit will be waived.
Bay Area New program to give ineligible University of California applicants a path to admission By Michael Burke | EdSource | September 23, 2022 Students who don't complete their A-G course requirements in high school will be invited to a transfer guarantee program.