Education
Bay Area
Should kindergarten change in California?
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Academic readiness for kindergarten often correlates with wealth, an issue exacerbated by the pandemic.Bay Area
Most California teacher preparation programs flunk math instruction
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A National Council on Teacher Quality report reviewed 1,100 teacher preparation programs at tertiary institutions nationwide.Bay Area
COVID stipends cause outcry at Alameda County Office of Education
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Managers, not union members, got the majority of the initial COVID stipends in the Alameda County Office of Education.Schools
Report raises questions about sustainability of the California public education system
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Structural challenges in the state’s finance system, combined with flaws in education governance, threaten the long-term outlook.Bay Area
Billions more for California schools, colleges under Newsom’s revised budget
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One-time and ongoing Proposition 98 funding would be an unprecedented $35 million more than the Legislature appropriated a year ago.Bay Area
Students lobby for bill to ease university housing crunch — but would it work?
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Student activists say SB 886 would fast-track campus housing projects, which can get tangled in lawsuits.Arts & Entertainment
Noted author Jesmyn Ward to give keynote during final Mills College commencement
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Ward is the only woman and person of color to win the National Book Award for fiction two times.Education
Substitute teacher shortage hits California’s low-income students harder
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Teacher shortages reached a crisis point during the omicron surge, particularly for schools with many high-needs students.education
