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In California, students with unstable home environments most likely to be sent home from school, new study shows
Across California, foster youth and those experiencing homelessness — are most likely to be sent home through punitive, out-of-school suspensions, new research shows.
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Santa Barbara teachers demand fair pay as negotiations with district loom
More than 150 community members turned out to demand the Santa Barbara Unified School District listen to teachers’ calls for fair pay during a school board meeting on Oct. 4, the Santa Barbara Independent reported.
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Banning the Banning of Books: Illinois and California lead the way
In June, at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago, Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation banning book bans in Illinois public libraries. This legislation, initiated by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, passed the Illinois House and Senate in March by substantial majority.
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Computer science classes: California students lag in access
Five years ago, California embarked on an ambitious plan to bring computer science to all K-12 students, bolstering the state economy and opening doors to promising careers — especially for low-income students and students of color.
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Will Parents Send Kids to School or Keep Them Home if Fresno Teachers Strike?
If Fresno teachers go out on strike next week, parents of Fresno Unified school kids will have to decide whether to send them to school or keep them home.
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Public Schools Struggle to Say the Right Thing About the Israel-Hamas War
Across the country, public schools, like colleges and universities, are facing backlash as they try to respond to the Hamas attacks and war in Gaza.
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California High School Prepares Students for the Future of Auto Mechanics
A Bay Area high school in San Francisco is taking steps to ensure that there will be enough certified auto technicians and mechanics to keep up with the rising demand for electric vehicles (EVs).
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Ethnic studies becomes a graduation requirement in LAUSD
Beginning this academic year, and three years ahead of the state’s mandate, all incoming high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School Unified School District will have to complete an ethnic studies course in order to graduate.
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Growing Number Of Teachers Denounce Recently Passed Bill Guaranteeing 30 Minutes Of Recess A Day
A growing number of teachers across the state have continued to denounce a bill signed into law earlier this month that guarantees at least 30 minutes of recess a day, with many saying that schools need to be flexible on the amount of recess time given due to multiple factors based on the individual school.
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California schools are failing families
Prioritizing school vouchers, not LGBTQ initiatives, could help students in the Golden State
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When we fail education, we fail democracy
There comes a time in every profession when it becomes imperative to address the big ideas and to leave aside, at least for a moment, the trivial pursuits that engage us.
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New California law guarantees 30-minute recess break for school-aged children
School-aged kids across California will have a mandatory 30-minute recess break starting with the 2024-25 school year under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law.
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California school district offering substitute teachers $500 per day to cross teachers' picket line
The Fresno, California, school district is offering substitute teachers more than double their normal rate to fill vacancies as teachers authorize a strike.
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Commission offers teacher candidates a Road Map to Teaching
The latest education news updates from EdSource.
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US Jewish day schools enroll Israeli children who have been displaced by war
Within days of the Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities, Prizmah, the North American network for Jewish day schools, started getting calls from institutions about taking in Israeli students
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