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California teachers are using AI to grade papers. Who’s grading the AI?
Your children could be some of a growing number of California kids having their writing graded by software instead of a teacher.
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Heat rules for California workers would also help keep schoolchildren cool
Proposed state standards to protect indoor workers from extreme heat would extend to schools. The rules come as climate change is bringing more frequent and intense heat waves, causing schools nationwide to cancel instruction.
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Here’s How Much CA Teachers Make Compared To Other States
Research by the National Education Association found California's teachers and professors had the highest average salaries in the U.S.
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Should Voters Decide What Schools Teach?
Californians may vote to require a new high school finance course. Critics argue it sets a bad precedent.
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Trees, not asphalt: The $1 billion effort to build ‘cooler’ California school playgrounds
As summer approaches and temperatures soar, one of the most dangerous places for Bay Area students might actually be the playground.
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Transitional Kindergarten Staffing Ratios Are Often Unmet, Teachers Say. So Why Do Some Districts Escape Fines?
Four-year-olds, many of whom have never attended school or day care, are entering California classrooms in droves following the state’s rapid expansion of transitional kindergarten, a grade preceding kindergarten.
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U.S. classrooms are more diverse than ever. The teacher's lounge is not.
Seventy years after Brown v. Board outlawed segregation in schools, there's a lingering imbalance in the teaching ranks, they lack educators of color.
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Los Angeles Needs More Early Education Teachers. How About Parents?
Darya Carranza had never thought about becoming a teacher. As a child, she had wanted to do something that would help people; she toyed with the idea of becoming a nurse. But when she heard about a program that would cover the cost of tuition to become an associate teacher at a pre-school, it clicked.
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Which Teacher Impacted You? We Asked, You Answered
For Teacher Appreciation Week, EdTrust staff and community speak about the teachers who ignited their passion for education.
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Media literacy coalition in California brings MisinfoDay, first developed in Washington state, to the Golden State
Inspired by the annual MisinfoDay co-organized through a statewide partnership between the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public and Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, a local media literacy coalition in Monterey County, California adapted the educational program to host the first MisinfoDay in the Golden State on May 7.
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Teacher Salary Map Reveals States That Pay Educators the Best
A map shows where teachers are paid the best—and worst—in the U.S.
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California could require kids to learn how to manage money. Should voters decide curriculum?
A California ballot initiative would mandate a personal finance class in high school. Critics say voters shouldn't decide curriculum.
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63 CA Seniors Awarded STEM Grants From Amazon Future Engineers Program
Amazon Future Engineer awards hundreds of students with 4-year up to $40,000 scholarships and paid industry internships toward STEM degrees.
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SoCal high schools top recent ranking, Bay Area schools follow
Several Bay Area schools were among the top California public high schools in a recent report, but Southern California schools dominated the top of the list.
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Here’s What Teachers Think Their Salaries Should Be
Superintendents and principals also gave the salaries they think they deserve.
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