Health CareScreening Your Teen for Scoliosis? There's An App for ThatSeptember 5, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaA new app could offer a more reliable way to screen adolescents for spine curvature. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California NativeMission Project Protests Help Spur ChangesMay 17, 2017 | Steve MilneFor decades, California kids have been building replicas of historic Spanish missions as part of the fourth-grade curriculum. But Native American community activists say the missions exploited indigenous people...and they want the project banned. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Settlement Against Microsoft Could Bring Millions Of Dollars In Supplies To California SchoolsDecember 5, 2016California schools can now apply to receive millions of dollars of computer supplies—part of a decade-old payout from a class-action settlement against Microsoft. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Schools Districts Hope Voters Will Approve Local Bonds For FundingOctober 13, 2016 | Daniel PotterVoters will decide whether to approve local bonds to fund new classrooms and renovations in nearly 180 school districts around California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia May Ban Pesticides Near SchoolsSeptember 29, 2016 | Amy QuintonCalifornia regulators are proposing new rules designed to protect schoolchildren from pesticides that blow in from nearby farms. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentReport Finds Unsafe Water May Affect 24 Percent of California Public SchoolsMay 5, 2016 | Amy QuintonA new report finds that as many as one million students in California have attended schools with water systems that didn’t meet safe drinking water standards. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Nevada Declares Teacher Shortage Emergency As A Move To HireFebruary 5, 2016(AP) - Nevada is declaring its teacher shortage as an emergency, a move that allows vacancy-filled schools to hire teachers from out of state who aren't yet licensed locally.
Low Results In New Test ScoresSeptember 9, 2015Scores released today for the new Smarter Balanced computerized test given to California students last spring show fewer than half passed math and English tests aligned with the Common Core standards. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentTorlakson Says LCFF Money Can Go To Teacher RaisesJuly 20, 2015 | Katie OrrCalifornia schools have been told they can increase teacher pay using money dedicated to increase services for high-need students. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
School Neighbors Urged To Watch For Campus CrimeJune 16, 2015 | Steve MilneSchool's out for summer...prompting school officials in Sacramento to ask people to keep an eye out for any suspicious activity on campuses. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
