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UC Berkeley Report Finds Enrollment in California's Public Preschool Programs Hasn't Recovered From Pandemic
The new analysis state data into three public preschool programs comes despite a $5 billion boost in spending on early education in California.
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Gov. Newsom signs bill to ban school district ‘forced outings’ of transgender students
The bill has been the subject of heated debate, with two lawmakers nearly having a physical confrontation over it during floor debate.
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New California Laws Require High School Classes on Drug Education, Financial Literacy and Ethnic Studies
Last week, California became the 26th state to require high school seniors to pass courses focused on finance literacy, coming behind recently added ethnic studies prerequisite and a health class requirement focused on the dangers of fentanyl use.
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Children's Educational Opportunity Act Explained (37 min)
Learn how California's children can have equitable access to quality education regardless of family income or race.
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Schools ban phones, but do the policies work?
Cities, states and school districts are passing sweeping bans on cellphones in schools, aiming to get kids to pay attention during class and socialize with their peers IRL.
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Let’s learn how well CA’s efforts to attract and keep teachers, works
OPINION- An important bill making its way through the Legislature could help California’s schools better recruit and retain teachers.
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Bill to give parents tax money for private school tuition passes Senate, giving Jeff Landry a big win
A bill to give parents tax dollars to pay for private school passed the Louisiana Senate on Thursday, handing Gov. Jeff Landry a major victory and thwarting critics — including some Republicans — who balked at the plan’s possibly massive cost and its potential to destabilize the state’s public schools.
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Democrats’ school-choice lies laid bare in Pennsylvania — with black voucher support above 90%
Surrounded by dozens of teachers-union officials on the steps of the Pennsylvania state Capitol this month, Democratic state Sen. Lindsey Williams excoriated a proposed K-12 education-voucher program.
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California high schoolers will soon need to take financial literacy class to graduate
California high schoolers will soon be required to take a financial literacy course to graduate. Gov. Newsom is expected to sign AB 2927 into law, his office said.
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Teachers report low pay, high levels of stress in annual survey
Teachers work more hours with a lower average base pay than other working Americans with similar vocations, according to a national Rand survey released June 18.
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What is the CEO Act
Parents choose the best school fit for their child using Prop 98 funds approved 35 years ago by voters. $17,000 is deposited into an ESA for education costs at K to 12th grade schools.
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Why every student in California should have access to ‘gifted’ classes
Academic success is as much dependent on how students feel about themselves as the letter grades that fill their transcripts. In fact, the two might be more correlated than they appear.
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Outdated, Inaccurate Education Data in California Hamstrings Lawmakers and Public
The California Department of Education's data has been found to be outdated by years due to lack of staffing as legislators, researchers and journalists grapple with inaccurate information.
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School choice doubles proficiency rates in minority, low-income Philadelphia students
Philadelphia students who receive school choice scholarships are twice as likely to be proficient in reading and math, a new report reveals.
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This School Helps Poor Kids Succeed, Teacher Unions Try To Shut It Down
Low-income minority students from one chain of NYC charter schools rank #1 in my state in math.
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