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Arizona State University fights for California financial aid
February 19, 2026
Arizona State University wants Cal Grants for its California-based students, but California officials say its not eligible.
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Sexual abuse claims threaten school district budgets, even when not accused
February 12, 2026
California’s Assembly Bill 218 made it possible for childhood abuse victims to sue public agencies up to their 40th birthday or five years after discovering the abuse.
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From housing to basketball, Fresno schools invest in the whole child
February 5, 2026
Fresno Unified invested $30 million in services that go beyond traditional academics, from housing assistance to music production and lunchtime sports.
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How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast)
January 29, 2026
In 1985, Merryl Goldberg went to the Soviet Union and met The Phantom Orchestra. To help them she made up a secret code, hidden in sheet music.
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From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room
January 22, 2026
Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college – all while inside juvenile detention.
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This California Teacher of the Year embraces her dwarfism as a strength
January 15, 2026
We visited Heather Povinelli in her Monrovia classroom, where we spoke about how she got back into teaching, how she creates an inclusive classroom, and what she learned conducting research about other teachers with dwarfism.
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The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026
January 8, 2026
It’s time for John Fensterwald’s annual predictions for what’s in store for education in 2026.
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How one student got her middle school to change its name (rebroadcast)
December 29, 2025
Betty Reid Soskin was the nation’s oldest national park ranger. She passed away on Dec. 21 at 104 years old. To honor her, we bring you an episode from 2021, about how a California school came to be renamed after her.
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How one bilingual educator’s childhood trauma fuels his fight for inclusion
December 18, 2025
In the bilingual education world, José Medina is a superstar. A former teacher turned principal turned researcher, he spreads his message of respecting students’ languages on social media and in schools across the country.
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How a small rural school district is setting an example for school counseling statewide
December 11, 2025
A tiny school district in rural Merced County has invested heavily in school counseling. And UCLA researchers have recognized the results.
