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January 17, 2020

California high school students who lobbied for state MLK holiday honored in Oakland Tech play

A lesson on lawmaking took Oakland Tech students on a four-year drive that in 1981 made Jan. 15 a state holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Today's students put on a play to tell their story.

Ali Tadayon

Los Angeles Unified

January 17, 2020

One year after teachers’ strike, LA school district chief says strike did not solve ’decades of frustration’

L.A. Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner says that the district is spending its reserves and will need additional funds from the state.

Louis Freedberg

Los Angeles Unified

January 17, 2020

LA teachers’ union leader says 2019 strike sparked local and statewide change

In an interview, Alex Caputo-Pearl discusses the L.A. Unified strike’s legacy, current relations between the union and district and more.

Michael Burke

College & Careers

January 17, 2020

UC looking at plans to hike tuition for the next five years

The UC board of regents will vote next week on two plans to increase tuition. Hikes tied to inflation could continue for five years.

Larry Gordon

College & Careers

January 17, 2020

Leaders selected in California’s unprecedented searches will help shape future of higher education

The efforts to replace UC’s president Janet Napolitano and CSU chancellor Timothy P. White by summer have raised worries about competition between the two systems for academic talent.

Larry Gordon

School Choice

January 17, 2020

Closing a middle school and converting others to K-8 stirs opposition

The school board and others in West Contra Costa Unified did not approve a plan to convert six elementary schools into K-8 schools next year.

Theresa Harrington

Community Colleges

January 16, 2020

President of Calbright College who resigned will be paid through end of March

Heather Hiles suddenly resigned this week after less than one year on the job.

Ashley A. Smith

Math and Science

January 15, 2020

New push in California to increase diversity among math and science teachers

For years the need for trained and qualified teachers has been growing in schools across California, especially in math and science.

Sydney Johnson

School Finance

January 14, 2020

San Francisco Bay Area district’s budget cuts may hurt neediest students, advocates fear

West Contra Costa school board on Wednesday to begin reviewing suggestions for nearly $50 million in cuts over two years to balance budget.

Theresa Harrington

College Readiness

January 14, 2020

California faculty groups revive criticisms of Calbright College

Calbright College's president will leave on March 31, leaving critics to revive questions about whether online college is needed.

Ashley A. Smith

Adult Education

January 13, 2020

President of California's online community college to step down

California's newest community college, aimed at helping "stranded workers" get needed job skills, enrolled its first students in October but now is seeing the departure of its president.