Education

West Contra Costa Unified’s Stege Elementary School in Richmond. Credit: Andrew Reed / EdSource More than 1 in 4 school districts are asking local voters to approve a record $39 billion in school construction bonds on the Nov. 5 ballot. Those that pass will jockey for some of the $10 billion in matching state funding […]

Eloy Ortiz Oakley Credit: College Futures Foundation A new report released by the College Futures Foundation finds that while a large majority of California college programs allow graduates to recoup the costs of their postsecondary education in five years or less, a handful leave recent graduates earning less than the typical Californian with only a

Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education Younger Black and Latino teachers are some of the most passionate educators in the Los Angeles Unified School District — and they are also at the highest risk of leaving the profession, according to a new report.  The survey, which involved interviews conducted in early 2024, found that roughly one-third

State Superintendent of Instruction Tony Thurmond and Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero honored Kennedy High in Anaheim for its outstanding civic learning programs. Credit: Courtesy Anaheim Union HSD The State Seal of Civic Engagement, approved by the State Board of Education in 2020, marked a vital progression in developing students who are not only academically strong

Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education Falling enrollments and gloomy economics point to the inevitable: Many school districts in California will close schools over the next decade. So far, they have been mainly elementary and middle schools, but high schools, spared until now, won’t escape, a newly released study by a national research and consulting

Jessie Ryan, president of the Campaign for College Opportunity Courtesy of the Campaign for College Opportunity One of California’s top higher education advocacy groups, the Campaign for College Opportunity, has a new leader. Jessie Ryan, who took over as president of the organization on July 1, has worked at the campaign for 19 years, most

Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education Imagine a school where the principal spends less time buried in paperwork and more time in classrooms, supporting teachers and fostering an inclusive learning environment for students with disabilities. Embracing artificial intelligence (AI) can make this vision a reality. AI holds the potential to revolutionize school leadership by alleviating

Teacher apprentice Ja’net Williams helps with a math lesson in a first grade class at Delta Elementary Charter School in Clarksburg. Diana Lambert This article, originally published on Sept. 14, 2022, has been updated to reflect changes in state law that impact teacher credentialing requirements in California. Over the last decade, Gov. Gavin Newsom and

The pandemic, school closures and economic downturn are still leading to mental health challenges for students. Alison Yin/EdSource Early this year, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information introduced the new Certified Wellness Coach program, aimed at improving the state’s inadequate capacity to support growing behavioral and mental health needs in California’s youth. 

Vernon B. Harper, Jr. Courtesy of California State University, Bakersfield Vernon B. Harper, Jr. is scratching the word “interim” from his nameplate at California State University, Bakersfield.  Harper, who has served as the university’s interim president since the end of 2023, was named permanent president on Wednesday, the second day of a Cal State Board