Health Care

California ends plans for kids’ Covid vaccine mandate

February 1, 2023

The end of the state's Covid-19 state of emergency this month effectively ends plans to require kids to be vaccinated against the virus.

Will arts education cuts in proposed California budget have a big impact?

February 1, 2023

Arts advocates point to the power of the arts to boost the state's student achievement and buttress social-emotional well-being.

University of California behind schedule in growing enrollment of in-state students

January 14, 2023

Newsom expects those numbers to grow next year, still plans to give UC 5% funding increase

Arts and Lifestyle

What Prop. 28 funding will mean for arts education in California

December 7, 2022

Prop. 28 will provide about $1 billion each year in funding to California public schools, starting in 2023. Former Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner, a chief backer of the initiative, discusses how it will work.

Environment

Can trees reduce pollution at schools next to freeways? A Fresno campus tries plantings

December 4, 2022

Other schools may follow if tree experiment improves air quality.

Political rancor has had chilling effect on public education, survey finds

December 3, 2022

California students are more likely to be hostile to students with different political viewpoints

Pandemic impact continues at Cal State with fall 2022 enrollment decline

November 29, 2022

Decrease largely due to record losses in transfers from the community colleges

CSU will abandon proposal to create fourth year math requirement for admission

November 17, 2022

When it votes in January, the CSU board of trustees plans to reject a proposal to require a fourth year of high school math for admission.

How badly did the pandemic deepen California’s early reading crisis?

November 6, 2022

The scores may be grim, some say, but they're far from shocking. Some experts warn that cratering test scores warn of a system that was broken long before the pandemic.

Thousands of California teachers say they are stressed, burned out

September 28, 2022

Although many educators surveyed by the California Teachers Association said they are thinking about leaving the field, research suggests not so many actually will.