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
What is happening to ethnic studies in California?
Top Takeaways All high school students were expected to be required to take an ethnic studies class in order to […]
October 21, 2025
California leaders warn schools: English learner rights remain despite Trump rollback
Top Takeaways The Trump administration rescinded guidelines about how schools should teach English learners. California, which has its own guidance, […]
September 8, 2025
How a Sacramento charter school misused $180 million and became a poster child for reform
Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools opened in Sacramento in 2014 with high ideals — to help adult students, many […]
September 3, 2025
California joins effort to cut chronic absenteeism in half by 2030
Top Takeaways California aims to cut chronic absenteeism in half over the next five years and has issued a guide […]
August 22, 2025
Trump administration unfreezes billions in federal education funds after outcry
The Trump administration plans to unfreeze billions of dollars in federal funds for the current school year after an outcry […]
July 26, 2025
California releases long-awaited teacher data, revealing demographic shifts
Top Takeaways The number of teachers in the state increased to 285,891 since the 2019-20 school year. Hispanic teachers increased […]
July 18, 2025
Newsom promises funding to jump-start early literacy
California Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed Thursday that the state budget will include hundreds of millions of dollars to fund legislation […]
June 6, 2025
Federal investigation targets California ban on parental notification policies
Jennifer Vietz’s transgender daughter came out to a teacher and friends at her school’s Gay Straight Alliance group. “If my daughter […]
March 28, 2025