Covid challenges, bad student behavior push teachers to limit, out the doorJune 5, 2022Thousands of California teachers quit midyear
Debate turns hot over UC proposal to set criteria for high school ethnic studiesJune 1, 2022UC board that sets high school admissions requirements rejects draft ethnic studies guidelines viewed as ideological and divisive; drafters vow to fight on.
Study: Cal State system needs to increase staff payMay 23, 2022New study concludes that the nation’s largest university system underpays non-faculty staff
Should kindergarten change in California?May 22, 2022Children from low-income families often start school with fewer academic skills than their more affluent peers, experts say, an issue exacerbated by the pandemic.
Ukrainian students arriving in California find warm welcome at schoolsMay 4, 2022California schools are extending a warm welcome to Ukrainians who've fled the fighting in their homeland. At least 60,000 Ukrainian immigrants live in California, the second-highest population in the U.S.
Growing suburban Sacramento school districts spared state’s declining enrollmentMay 3, 2022New housing construction in suburbs around Sacramento have saved some school districts in the region from the belt-tightening that comes with declining student enrollment.
Empty classrooms and quiet hallways: California’s rural far north grapples with declining enrollmentApril 24, 2022Enrollment has dropped more than 5% in rural Northern California over the past 20 years, with some districts seeing drops of 50% or more.
Former CSU Northridge president appointed CSU interim chancellorMarch 23, 2022Jolene Koester was selected to replace Joseph Castro until a permanent chancellor is found.
In wake of Castro resignation, Cal State launches investigations of system's handling of sexual harassment complaintsMarch 22, 2022After saying they had been left in the dark, CSU trustees launch investigations stemming from former Chancellor Joseph Castro's mishandling of sexual harassment complaints at Fresno State.
Geography, politics key factors in whether California districts will still require maskingMarch 6, 2022Most school districts plan to follow the state’s recommendation and “strongly recommend” masks after March 12, although they will not require them.
