How one district used Covid funds to send kids to camp — on a college campusJuly 11, 2022Lodi Unified sent 240 students to camp - at $3,300 each - at a nearby college for academics, socializing and fun
With Roe v. Wade overturned, will California’s universities become safe havens for out-of-state students?June 26, 2022UC and CSU double down on offering comprehensive reproductive health education
State GovernmentState Supt. Tony Thurmond likely to face runoff election in NovemberJune 8, 2022He's falling shy of required 50% of vote; it's too close to identify his opponent.
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.