Education Pressure mounts on UC system to reach agreement with lecturer workforce as strikes and class cancellations loom By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | October 21, 2021 The UC workforce has a churn problem as about a quarter of the system’s 6,000 lecturers don’t return annually.
Education Not on the menu: Halal, kosher options limited in California school lunches By Joe Hong | CalMatters | October 19, 2021 California schools aren’t required to provide meals that adhere to students’ religious or cultural beliefs.
Bay Area California districts anticipate major hits to their 2022-23 budgets as enrollments drop By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | October 18, 2021 Statewide, enrollment fell by almost 3 percent in 2020-21.
California Could new COVID testing and vaccine mandates make school staffing shortages in California worse? By Diana Lambert | EdSource | October 15, 2021 Rural districts in particular could be impacted by the mandate.
Education Universal Transitional Kindergarten | Quick Guide By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | October 13, 2021 TK will essentially become California’s version of a universal preschool program, available to all 4-year-olds regardless of income.
California Governor’s council to focus on teaching California students about Holocaust By Diana Lambert | EdSource | October 8, 2021 The new group will host seminars, develop a speakers bureau, and identify teaching resources to combat antisemitism and bigotry.
Bay Area People’s Park in line for major makeover under housing plan OK’d by UC regents By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | October 7, 2021 Green space will remain, and housing for students and very low-income residents is planned.
education Newsom signs bills to ease college transfer and improve student housing By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | October 6, 2021 The legislation addresses college funding, transfers, and affordability.
Bay Area UC workforce churn: Why a quarter of lecturers don’t return each year By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | October 5, 2021 Relatively low pay and little job stability create precarious working conditions and now lecturers are considering a strike.
Bay Area Fewer than 4% of California students opted for independent study this year, data shows By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | October 5, 2021 Only two students in Piedmont Unified, or 0.09% of the student population, opted for independent study, according to state data.