EducationNumber of California teaching credentials increases after two-year slumpApril 28, 2025Declining enrollment in teacher prep programs, cuts in state and federal funding could undermine efforts to end teacher shortage.
EducationUC has been enrolling more in-state students. Proposed state cuts may halt that growthApril 24, 2025The UC has grown its enrollment of California undergraduates by 16,000 in the last five years. University officials say they won’t be able to continue that growth if state funding is cut.
EducationWhy Texas is ahead of California on bilingual educationApril 24, 2025Texas’ English learners have consistently done better than California’s on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in both reading and math.
EducationCalifornia launches first phase of long-anticipated Cradle-to-Career data systemApril 22, 2025Parents and students can go to the Cradle-to-Career website to learn how many graduates from each school district earned a bachelor’s degree each year, how long it took to achieve that goal and how much, on average, they earned after graduation.
EducationCalifornia’s schools chief has a $200,000 salary and a side gigApril 7, 2025Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has regularly worked side jobs at Bay Area nonprofits to earn extra income because he says the state pay is insufficient.
EducationFight over phonics: Will California require the ‘science of reading’ in schools?April 7, 2025Nearly 60% of third graders aren’t reading at grade level. A new bill would require schools to use a phonics-based approach to teach students.
