August 16, 2019

Gender, name changes could be required on California high school diplomas after graduation

AB 711 would ensure that transgender and nonbinary individuals who are no longer in school can have their legal names on school documents.

Sydney Johnson

August 15, 2019

Students return to dramatically different Paradise

District employees and volunteers have been working seven days a week since the Camp Fire, to bring the students back to Paradise schools.

Diana Lambert

August 13, 2019

We must disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline

Students who are suspended from school are less likely to graduate from high school and more likely to be arrested and incarcerated.

Nancy Skinner

August 13, 2019

Federal government to restrict green cards for immigrants who could use food stamps or other aid in future

There is some evidence that California immigrant families are already disenrolling their children from public benefit programs, even though they are still eligible.

Zaidee Stavely

August 13, 2019

New push in California for later middle, high school start times

Author says he has support to set middle schools to start no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m.

Theresa Harrington

August 13, 2019

Reforming higher education in California: a bill tracker

Increasing financial aid for California college students among 21 new proposals

Michael Burke

August 9, 2019

Child care providers push California to boost pay for early education teachers

Legislation could increase teacher pay at subsidized centers serving low-income children.

Zaidee Stavely

August 9, 2019

California K-12 education bills to watch

Before the end of September, the Legislature will decide on bills that could significantly affect K-12 schools; here's what some of them are.

John Fensterwald

August 9, 2019

State must provide school stability for foster youth 

The state needs to take a more active role in translating policy reform into academic achievement for its youth in care.

Margaret Olmos, Jessica Maxwell and Vanessa Hernandez

August 8, 2019

Smaller classes, more novice teachers: the 'tradeoff‘ for low-income California schools

A new study overcomes challenges from a lack of transparency to compare schools' spending under the Local Control Funding Formula.

John Fensterwald

August 8, 2019

California’s big spending push for children could have national impact

California's size and diversity make universal preschool or extended paid leave a feat in some ways comparable to a national effort.

Zaidee Stavely

August 7, 2019

California charter, private schools report lower vaccination rates than traditional public schools

When school opened in 2018, charter and private schools reported lower vaccination rates than traditional public schools.

Diana Lambert And Daniel J. Willis

August 5, 2019

Donations help teachers’ dreams come true in Oakland, across the country

DonorsChoose.org matches donors, foundations and businesses to teachers throughout the country to provide supplies and other needed resources.

Theresa Harrington

August 2, 2019

School lunch could be slashed for thousands of California children under new proposal

Families who would no longer qualify for food stamps under a new proposed rule will also lose their automatic eligibility for free or reduced-price school meals.

Zaidee Stavely

August 1, 2019

California Teachers Association loses thousands of members after faculty association decides to 'disaffiliate'

The decision by California Faculty Association this spring to end its long-standing relationship with the CTA took place with little public notice

Louis Freedberg