Category: Gavin Newsom
You’re in and didn’t even apply? Why college direct admissions is growing nationally
Top Takeaways Minnesota and a growing number of other states are using direct admissions, in which colleges automatically admit students […]
October 23, 2025
These are the education bills Gov. Newsom signed or vetoed
California legislators and representatives of education advocacy organizations and unions spent hundreds of hours negotiating education bills this legislative session. […]
October 14, 2025
The California education bills that made it to Newsom’s desk, and those that didn’t
Lawmakers waited until the final hours of the final day of the legislative session to resolve two of the most […]
September 15, 2025
Bill to reduce antisemitism awaits governor’s signature
Top Takeaways Assembly Bill 715, which underwent significant revisions in the past several months, will establish an Office of Civil […]
September 15, 2025
Former Sacramento superintendent takes charge at troubled charter school
Former Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond took the helm of Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools in […]
September 4, 2025
California’s new screener for reading difficulties can be misunderstood and even abused
Early screening assessment to identify students at risk for reading difficulties is essential to ensure California’s children are literate. The […]
August 10, 2025
Newsom directs agencies to tackle loneliness crisis among boys and young men
Top Takeaways The governor directed state agencies to expand access to mental health support and workforce opportunities. California’s college attendance […]
August 4, 2025
California’s $14 billion investment in expanded learning transforms summer schools
Top Takeaways The state has spent nearly $14 billion on expanded learning during the last five years Research shows high-quality […]
July 25, 2025
What the new state budget holds in store for education
Top Takeaways Education remains largely protected despite a weak budget. Compromise allowed UC and CSU to dodge large proposed cuts. […]
June 27, 2025
Legislature rejects ‘draconian’ cuts to UC and CSU, keeps TK-12 funding intact
Top Takeaways The Legislature has until June 15 to present their budget bill to the governor. The proposal received praise […]
June 11, 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
California Department of Education urges school districts to resist Trump’s threats over transgender athletes
Top Takeaways California Department of Education vows to protect “all students’ access to participate in athletics in a manner that […]
June 4, 2025
California schools prepare to introduce universal reading screening
Top Takeaways By June 30, California schools must choose one of four screening tests recommended by a state panel. Most […]
May 20, 2025
University of Texas Chancellor James Milliken chosen as next University of California president
James B. Milliken, the chancellor of the University of Texas system and a veteran administrator with a history of leading […]
May 3, 2025
California launches first phase of long-anticipated Cradle-to-Career data system
Top Takeaways The Cradle-to-Career data system links education, workforce and social service data. The Student Pathways dashboard, released Tuesday, will […]
April 22, 2025
Californians ding Newsom’s, lawmakers’ handling of schools in survey
Key Takeaways from pPIC Education survey Five years ago, Californians thought schools were headed in the right direction; they no […]
April 18, 2025
As University of California searches for new president, Trump’s policies make the position more difficult
University of California presidents since 2008. The presidency of the University of California has long been considered one of the […]
April 10, 2025
Democrats reject California bills banning transgender athletes
California Democrats on an Assembly committee blocked two bills Tuesday that would have banned transgender athletes from girls’ sports, locker […]
April 2, 2025
California tribal college looks to become independent, but financial questions loom
After operating for the last six years as an affiliate of a nearby community college, California Indian Nations College (CINC) […]
March 5, 2025