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Quick Guides
September 30, 2024

What you need to know to become a teacher in California | Quick Guide

The teacher shortage prompted California lawmakers to ease testing requirements, waive exam fees and begin new programs to recruit and retain teachers.

Diana Lambert
Quick Guides
August 27, 2024

How parents can limit children's harmful cellphone use at home

How much screen time is too much has been an ongoing debate for years. But the issue has gained urgency since the Covid-19 pandemic closed schools in 2020 and made young people more reliant on cell phones and other devices. 

Diana Lambert
Parent Involvement
August 6, 2024

How can parents make their voices heard at school? | Quick Guide

State law requires that schools and districts establish committees to ensure parent voices are heard when making policy and funding decisions.

Zaidee Stavely
Quick Guides
July 15, 2024

How and why to get a State Seal of Biliteracy | Quick Guide

The State Seal of Biliteracy validates students’ hard work to learn more than one language. How do students earn it?

Zaidee Stavely
California Student Journalism Corps 
May 14, 2024

Colleges and cannabis: What institutions can and cannot do | Quick Guide

When it comes to offering cannabis-focused courses, California's colleges have to navigate a complex web of state and federal regulations.

Arabel Meyer
Financial Aid
March 25, 2024

What to know about free money waiting in state-funded savings accounts | Quick Guide

Under the CalKIDS program, upon graduating, children across California get to use state-provided money for college or career training.

Lasherica Thornton
Foster Youth
January 9, 2024

Two types of housing vouchers for foster youth | Quick Guide

Two federal housing vouchers for transition-age foster youth, FUP and FYI, go largely underutilized in California.

Betty Márquez Rosales
Quick Guides
January 5, 2024

What to know about the new FAFSA | Quick Guide

The 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, was delayed by months this year due to changes that created a new, simplified form.

Ashley A. Smith
English Learners
January 2, 2024

What parents of English learners need to know | Quick Guide

It can be difficult to understand whether your child is progressing toward proficiency in English. Here's a quick guide for parents.

Zaidee Stavely
State Education Policy
December 15, 2023

A refresher on the California School Dashboard | Quick Guide

After a three-year hiatus, the color-coded accountability tool offers multiple measures of performance for all student groups in every school, district, and county office of education.

John Fensterwald
The debt to degree connection
October 6, 2023

What you need to know about student loan debt and repayments | Quick Guide

The end of the pandemic pause means student borrowers as of Oct. 1 resumed loan payments. Here's a guide for anyone who owes college debt or who is looking to borrow money for college.

Ashley A. Smith
Foster Youth
September 26, 2023

Educational rights for youth in the child welfare system | Quick Guide

Children in out-of-home placements, like foster care, in the child welfare system have access to particular educational rights.

Betty Márquez Rosales
California State University
September 5, 2023

Central Valley students to benefit from new Fresno State program | Quick Guide

Access to Fresno State's library as a ninth grader; a summer experience in 10th and 11th grade; on-the-spot acceptance by 12th grade: These are some benefits of a new Fresno State program.

Lasherica Thornton
Quick Guides
August 1, 2023

Universal transitional kindergarten at Los Angeles Unified | Quick Guide

The Los Angeles Unified School District says it's on track to roll out universal transitional kindergarten, or UTK, this coming fall – two years ahead of the state’s deadline for all public elementary schools.

Mallika Seshadri
Community Colleges
July 27, 2023

What to know about bachelor's degrees at California Community Colleges | Quick Guide

Bachelor's degrees are now offered at 27 of California's community colleges, giving students a more accessible, lower-cost option for a four-year degree.

Michael Burke