Category: California Department Of Education
California schools with low vaccination rates lose millions of dollars
Top Takeaways California schools lost $2.2 million in state funding over two years due to unvaccinated students. The state audited […]
February 25, 2026
California challenges Trump administration’s threat to withhold $5 billion over gender identity disclosure
Packed crowd anticipates discussion on Orange Unified Parental Notification Policy on Sept. 8, 2023. Credit: Mallika Seshadri / EdSource Top […]
February 13, 2026
How the governor’s budget proposal addresses rising numbers of students in special education
A special education class at West Contra Costa Unified’s Stege Elementary School in Richmond. (File photo) Credit: Andrew Reed / […]
February 4, 2026
What does the state superintendent actually do and how might that drastically change?
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond speaks at a press conference on July 1, 2025. Credit: Kindra Britt/California […]
January 30, 2026
After years of volatility, Newsom previews a stable budget year for California schools
Gov. Gavin Newsom, above right, speaks during his final State of the State address on Jan. 8, 2026, in Sacramento. […]
January 9, 2026
Newsom seeks to centralize control of California education
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond speaks as Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on. Credit: Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo […]
January 8, 2026
Legal battle continues over whether parents have right to know student is transgender
Parents’ rights supporters attend a rally in Simi Valley on Sept. 26, 2023, the night before a Republican presidential primary […]
December 29, 2025
Judge could halt California antisemitism school law ahead of Jan. 1 rollout
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource A federal judge could decide as early as Wednesday whether to put a hold on […]
December 17, 2025
California officials condemn Trump’s plan to break up U.S. Department of Education
Top Takeaways The Trump administration wants to “break up the federal education bureaucracy and return education to the states,” a […]
November 19, 2025