Education

Malaya Peterkin and other preschoolers sat in bright blue chairs around a table on a recent afternoon, listening raptly to teacher Rachel Cepeda read a book about butterflies. Afterward, the children created butterfly-themed pieces of art. Malaya, age 5, attends the Head Start program at the Sharon Geese Early Learning Center in the Del Paso […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom presents his revised 2025-2026 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento on May 14, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli TK-12 schools and community colleges can expect the same funding in 2025-26 that they received this year, plus a small cost-of-living adjustment, and there will be a big boost for early literacy,

Video: Parents and a Head Start teacher express concern about potential budget cuts to the program. Head Start supporters were relieved when President Donald Trump did not include funding cuts to the early education program in his proposed 2026 budget, released May 2. But that does not mean Head Start will emerge from budget negotiations

Students at a middle school in Los Angeles walk to class. ROBYN BECK / AFP) Credit Robin Beck / AFP Members of the Legislative Jewish Caucus have switched strategies to address their alarm over rising incidents of antisemitism in schools. They have abandoned a bill that called for creating academic standards that would have spelled

Credit: Julie Leopo/EdSource Last week, the Trump administration’s draft executive order to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into K-12 schools made national headlines. The order, still in flux, would direct federal agencies to embed AI in classrooms and partner with private companies to create new educational programs. The move comes as China, Singapore and other nations

Credit: Julie Leopo/EdSource Top Takeaways The Los Angeles Unified School District school board passed a resolution to support parent employees. The district will gather data to help understand employees’ needs and what it will take to fulfill them. This resolution is just the beginning — and a more detailed plan is expected in November. The Los

U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. Credit: Stephen Talas / Unsplash Your tax dollars could soon lift a rainbow of religious educators — from Christian academies to pro-Palestinian classrooms — as the U.S. Supreme Court teeters on forcing states to aid sectarian schools. In oral arguments last month, the high court’s conservatives voiced eagerness

A burned sign at Oak Knoll Montessori School (Loma Alta School) from the Eaton fire on Jan. 9 in the Altadena neighborhood of Pasadena. Credit: Kirby Lee via AP Top Takeaways More than 100 volunteers helped provide “psychological first aid” to students in the Pasadena Unified School District following the Eaton fire. Mental health professionals

Transcript Every year, by May 15, the governor has to revise his proposed budget, and this is when the budget season really kicks off. So, just as individuals are concerned about personal finances, retirements, the impacts of inflation, and uncertainty about government services, the state is facing those same sorts of uncertainties. And in this

The view from courtside at a Cal basketball game. Kelcie Liee / EdSuorce Give me a “C”: “C.” Give me an “A”: “A.” Give me an “L”: “L.” “What’s that spell?” “Cal!” “Who are we?” “Cal!” “And who’s gonna win?” “Cal!” “Gooo Bears!”  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this same call