Legislation

September 2, 2020

Lawmakers fail to pass bills reducing number of tests for teachers by legislative deadline

Three bills that would have allowed California teachers to take fewer tests to prove they are ready to teach died Monday.

September 2, 2020

Legislature fixes funding problem for growing districts and some charter schools

Districts and charter schools that can prove they planned to grow will get additional funding in 2020-21 but the deal leaves out online charter schools.

September 1, 2020

School districts worry that legislators failed to protect them from Covid-19 lawsuits

A bill that would have shielded districts that follow safety and health precautions from being sued failed to move forward.

September 1, 2020

California to require ethnic studies to graduate high school under bill headed to Gov. Newsom

Assembly Bill 331 would take effect with the class of 2030; author Jose Medina accepts several amendments proposed by critics.

August 14, 2020

Ethnic studies mandate for California K-12 students gaining momentum in Legislature

The debate continues on what should be in an ethnics studies curriculum; legislators must decide whether to be the first state to require it.

August 10, 2020

Los Angeles is ground zero for the interpretation of California’s new charter schools law

Charter schools and district leaders in Los Angeles are at odds over a law giving districts more authority to reject charter schools.

July 29, 2020

California charter schools sue state for not funding additional students this year

School funding is based on last year’s student enrollments but that eliminates money for charter schools that already had planned to expand.

July 2, 2020

Some teachers unions, districts at odds over live distance learning instruction

The California Teachers Association says a 45-year-old law on classroom recordings prevents districts from requiring live online instruction.

June 25, 2020

California schools must provide daily live interaction, access to technology this fall

California lawmakers introduced distance learning provisions around instructional time, attendance and connecting with parents.

June 23, 2020

Subsidized child care providers spared cuts in California budget

The budget still slashes investments to expand subsidized preschool, build more child care centers and train more early childhood teachers.

June 22, 2020

California universities prepare for possible return of affirmative action in admissions

If voters repeal the state ban on affirmative action in college admissions, some expect only moderate change among racial groups at UC and CSU while others predict significant shifts to match California's overall population.