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I faked reading in third grade. Too many Black kids still have to
One hundred eighty-five pages. That’s the length of Culver City Unified School District’s LCAP — our Local Control Accountability Plan. […]
August 5, 2025
Student-run co-ops provide affordable housing at UC Berkeley
Top Takeaways The Berkeley Student Cooperative has more than 1,300 student members in its 17 houses and three apartment buildings. […]
August 1, 2025
Thousands of California students attend schools in high fire danger zones
Top Takeaways About 12.6% of the state’s public school students go to school in a high or very high Fire […]
July 31, 2025
Trump administration says UCLA violated civil rights law with ‘indifferent’ response to antisemitism complaints
Top Takeaways UCLA has until Aug. 5 to start working toward a “voluntary resolution agreement” or face possibly large repercussions. […]
July 30, 2025
As he takes on University of California’s presidency, Milliken will lean on his experience in three other states
Top Takeaways New UC President James Milliken faces cuts to federal research funding and concerns about state support. Observers say […]
July 29, 2025
Millions in state funding created year-round access, opportunities for Fresno students
Top Takeaways Millions more in annual funding increased the number of students Fresno Unified served. The district now offers full-day […]
July 28, 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’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
From fire camp to cooking classes, California students thrive in summer programs
California’s five-year-old, multi-billion-dollar Expanded Learning Opportunities Program has allowed school districts and charter schools to offer a vast array of […]
July 25, 2025
Judge rules LAUSD broke state law denying charter co-location access
Top Takeaways A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge found that LAUSD’s decision to bar co-locations on certain campuses, including […]
July 24, 2025
Fear and resilience: Transgender students express concerns over Trump’s anti-trans policies
Since President Donald Trump took office for the second time, he has unleashed a barrage of policies aimed at erasing […]
July 23, 2025
LAUSD celebrates student progress, reaffirms support for immigrant communities
Top Takeaways Superintendent Alberto Carvalho affirmed support for all students in the face of immigration enforcement at the Opening of […]
July 23, 2025
Inland Empire confronts obstacles to sending students to college
Top Takeaways The region’s college-going rate is low, and only 31% of students who attend community college transfer to a […]
July 22, 2025
Justice for decades-old crimes is costing today’s students
Across California, school districts are confronting an impossible truth: the cost of justice for past wrongs is being paid out […]
July 21, 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
UC regents appear to support future tuition increases, but are skeptical of bigger ones
Top Takeaways UC is likely to continue raising tuition for each incoming class and then freezing the cost for that […]
July 18, 2025
Students with discrimination complaints left in limbo, months after California civil rights office closed
K.D. was just starting to believe that the racial harassment her daughter had experienced at school for the last three […]
July 16, 2025
How mariachi programs keep students like me culturally connected in college
As a student of Mexican, Guatemalan and Salvadoran heritage at UC Berkeley, adjusting to life at a prestigious institution has […]
July 16, 2025
Buffeted by change, California charter schools continue to grow amid scrutiny
Top Takeaways Charter schools’ enrollment has grown slowly since the pandemic, while overall public school enrollment has declined significantly. Most […]
July 14, 2025
How my twin helped me excel in high school and college
In my junior year of high school, I walked up to the batter’s box at Oracle Park — the same […]
July 14, 2025