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California high schoolers get a crash course in finance
September 18, 2025
Meet Allison Saiki, who teaches students how to manage money, pay rent and open retirement accounts, with a class currency she calls “Saiki Cents.”
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How a charter school serving adults became embroiled in scandal and sparked calls for reform
September 11, 2025
An audit found the charter received millions in funding for which it was not eligible, assigned teachers to classes they were not credentialed to teach, and avoided standardized testing, in addition to spending on items like a trip to Paris and leasing a ballpark.
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School leaders grapple with Supreme Court decision on religious rights
September 4, 2025
The Mahmoud v. Taylor case involved storybooks with LGBTQ themes, but legal experts say that the case has much broader implications that could affect subjects like literature, history and science.
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Play and potty training: The realities of California’s TK rollout
August 28, 2025
California schools need a whole new understanding of the importance of play — and potty training — in TK classrooms.
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L.A. County gets called out again for its continued failure to educate incarcerated youth
August 21, 2025
A new report by the Education Justice Coalition calls out Los Angeles County for its continuing failure to educate incarcerated youth, despite a civil grand jury report and investigations by the federal and state Department of Justice.
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Inside Cal State’s housing crunch: Why dorm beds still fall short
August 14, 2025
Lack of on-campus housing for students at many CSU campuses can be a major barrier for low-income students.
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How Mama Brown sent her neighborhood to college (rebroadcast)
July 31, 2025
An Oakland woman adopted a class of first graders and promised to pay for their college educations if they graduated from high school.
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A student found her college lifeline — Trump wants to cut it
July 31, 2025
The Trump Administration has proposed cutting all funding for what are called TRIO programs which prepare and guide low-income students through college.
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An influential teacher and author shares lessons from 23 years in the classroom
July 24, 2025
Larry Ferlazzo is retiring after 23 years of teaching. Here are some of his words of wisdom.
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A program that helps farmworkers’ children is on Trump’s chopping block
July 17, 2025
The Migrant Education Program, which provides academic support to the children of agricultural workers, could end after the Trump administration froze federal funds.
