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A rise in antisemitism complaints in K-12 schools prompted a California law creating an agency to educate school staff and investigate cases.
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Hundreds of California schools won the National Blue Ribbon honor before the program ended in August.Listen 0:46
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The current base pay for Cal State campus presidents ranges from $370,000 to more than $500,000.
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The idea is to cover the same curriculum in half the time of a traditional 16-week course.
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Thousands of University of California campus and health center employees are on a two-day strike after stalled negotiations.Listen 0:37
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Staff recommend heavy cuts, which represent about 16% of the district’s projected budget.Listen 3:50
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The judge has previously sided with UC scholars several times since June in halting Trump’s termination of science and health research funding.
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Air quality regulator South Coast AQMD is swapping out old school buses with electric ones.Listen 0:41
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Test scores went up last year for California K-12 students. But chronic absenteeism and English learner progress rates remained stagnant.
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To increase student representation, UC student leaders are pushing for the second seat to also have voting power.
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California has made a new grade, transitional kindergarten, available for all four-year-olds. LAist reporters spent a day in three schools to find out what students do in class.
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A Chrome browser tool features a movable bubble that provides information without typing a prompt, spurring a rise in AI cheating on tests.
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A federal judge says the Trump administration "overplayed its hand" by inserting partisan language into workers' out-of-office autoreplies.
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California was one of eight states to receive a D grade on an A-F scale, behind the 29 states that did better, including 16 states with an A or B.
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Lawmakers are now pushing to fully implement the road map, which would require the California Department of Education to create a state implementation plan.
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Housing going up at UC Riverside will create much-needed space for university students — and also for hundreds of community college students who are encouraged to transfer.
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Los Angeles researchers will study the connection between chronic absenteeism and school wellness centers for the next five years.
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The California Student Aid Commission is urging community college students to submit their applications by the deadline, which is for all types of financial aid.
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Simple strategies, such as improved communication with parents via phone calls, emails or postcards, can be effective, experts say.
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California schools must monitor temperature and adjust practices and games accordingly to keep student athletes safe.
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Veteran teachers and community activists say that being placed on the list creates a stigma that affects the schools’ campuses.
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The debate about how much screen time is too much has gained urgency in recent years as young people have become more reliant on cellphones.
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The former head football coach said he’ll be in the classroom this time around.
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In the final week of session, legislators are debating whether to give more leeway to public school teachers when to report students to law enforcement.
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Officials say a state funding deficit will affect class offerings and student support.
