Arts and LifestyleWhat Prop. 28 funding will mean for arts education in CaliforniaDecember 7, 2022Prop. 28 will provide about $1 billion each year in funding to California public schools, starting in 2023. Former Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner, a chief backer of the initiative, discusses how it will work.
EnvironmentCan trees reduce pollution at schools next to freeways? A Fresno campus tries plantingsDecember 4, 2022Other schools may follow if tree experiment improves air quality.
Political rancor has had chilling effect on public education, survey findsDecember 3, 2022California students are more likely to be hostile to students with different political viewpoints
Pandemic impact continues at Cal State with fall 2022 enrollment declineNovember 29, 2022Decrease largely due to record losses in transfers from the community colleges
CSU will abandon proposal to create fourth year math requirement for admissionNovember 17, 2022When it votes in January, the CSU board of trustees plans to reject a proposal to require a fourth year of high school math for admission.
How badly did the pandemic deepen California’s early reading crisis?November 6, 2022The scores may be grim, some say, but they're far from shocking. Some experts warn that cratering test scores warn of a system that was broken long before the pandemic.
Thousands of California teachers say they are stressed, burned outSeptember 28, 2022Although many educators surveyed by the California Teachers Association said they are thinking about leaving the field, research suggests not so many actually will.
California reverses course, will release Smarter Balanced test scores next month, official saysSeptember 28, 2022State initially refused EdSource's public records request for the test score data.
What you need to know to become a teacher in CaliforniaSeptember 18, 2022The teacher shortage prompted California lawmakers to ease testing requirements, waive exam fees and begin new programs to recruit and retain teachers.
Thousands without childhood vaccinations unable to return to schoolSeptember 3, 2022Families fell behind on wellness checkups during the pandemic, others became vaccine hesitant and still others had vaccine fatigue. The result has been a decline in childhood vaccinations and more students who can't attend school on campuses.