Education

Newsom signs bills to create new system for community college bachelor’s degrees

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a pair of bills that will create a new system for approving community college bachelor’s degrees.

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Newsom again vetoes bill to allow undocumented college students to work on campus

With Gov. Newsom's veto, California’s public universities and colleges still cannot hire students without legal status for campus jobs.

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Compton superintendent Brawley receives national recognition

Compton Unified Superintendent Darin Brawley has won a national education prize recognizing his leadership in improving student achievement in the district.

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CSU went all-in on AI. At UC, students and faculty say AI use is all over the place

The UC system currently does not have a single systemwide AI product or mandatory AI protocols in place.

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Judge says Chino Valley Unified can disclose a student’s gender identity to parents when they ask

A judge rejected Chino Valley Unified’s request to dissolve an injunction blocking its policy requiring employees to notify parents when students identify as transgender.

Federal court revives antisemitism lawsuit involving Los Angeles Unified ethnic studies

A court ruling will allow refiling of a lawsuit against the United Teachers LA union and creators of the controversial “liberated” ethnic studies curriculum.

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California K-12 schools with military-style rifles don’t always disclose them as law requires

Nine K-12 districts in California with these weapons have not been routinely reporting their inventories, renewing their policies, or holding public forums.