educación

Groups of students walk through a plaza in front of a main building on the University Of California Los Angeles campus.

Educación más alta

Billions of dollars in California research grants now hang in the balance at an obscure federal court

The Court of Federal Claims was a little-known court until the U.S. Supreme Court said that universities need to file suit there, and not in traditional district courts, to try to have their research grant funding restored. The Trump administration has terminated billions of dollars in science grants.

Por

Mikhail Zinshteyn

• septiembre 19, 2025

Manila envelopes that are labeled "economics," "ethnic studies" and "psychology" are displayed on top of a cabinet inside a high school classroom. A student can be seen int he foreground using their laptop.

Educación K-12

Ethnic studies was supposed to start in California schools. What happened?

The ethnic studies class was meant to focus on the cultures and histories of African-Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and Latinos. The state’s curriculum also encourages schools to add additional lessons based on their student populations, such as Hmong or Armenian.

Por

Carolina Jones

• septiembre 18, 2025

The backs of two students are seen walking through a pathway lined with trees and palm trees at the San Diego State campus.

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More California high school seniors applied for college financial aid this year than last

About 340,000 California students completed a financial aid application, up about 11% over last year.

Por

Mikhail Zinshteyn

• septiembre 15, 2025

A person, wearing a green hijab and blouse with a long black skirt, uses a bucket and a ring device to release bubbles to a group of children playing nearby.

Educación

Judge pauses Trump policy cutting off schools, shelters to certain immigrants

A U.S. district judge issued a preliminary injunction, temporarily pausing a series of federal policies aimed at restricting certain immigrants’ access to public benefits and programs.

Por

Adam Echelman

• septiembre 10, 2025

Students, some sitting and some standing, write on individual pieces of paper while they work on an assignment inside a classroom. The room is decorates with hand-drawn paper butterflies and multi-colored round laterns.

Educación K-12

Seven years after California’s deadliest fire, schools — and kids — are still recovering

One of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, the Camp Fire is among the many natural disasters that have upended student learning over the past decade.

Por

Carolina Jones

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Megan Tagami

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Sharon Lurye

• septiembre 10, 2025

A lower-body view of students walking down a path with yellow and red lines at a school.

Educación K-12

‘Something can be done about this’: New plan aims to stop sex abuse in California schools

A new bill would give officials more tools to identify and combat sexual abuse and educate students to better identify the most common signs of grooming behavior.

Por

Matt Drange

• septiembre 8, 2025

A close-up view of a student leaning down to look at a set of beakers with yellow and blue liquid as part of a science experiment during a class.

Educación K-12

California changed the way it teaches science. But test scores remain low

Nearly a decade after California revamped its K-12 science curriculum, two-thirds of students failed to meet the statewide standard.

Por

Carolina Jones

• septiembre 5, 2025

Three students sit at a dining table inside a home while they look at laptops in front of them. One student, with dark hair, can be seen staring at their laptop while their right arm rest on their right cheek.

Educación K-12

These parents sued LA Unified over remote learning. How the settlement will benefit students

The settlement affects about 250,000 students, who will get access to one-on-one tutoring and other services.

Por

Carolina Jones

• septiembre 3, 2025

A U.S. Border Patrol officer in a green uniform and cap walks near vehicles at a border crossing, while a group of people, including children, stand in a line beside a white van. A tall border fence runs along the hill in the background.

Educación más alta

Immigration agents signed up to recruit at a California university. Then the protests started

Social media swirled with rumors that ICE would be among the employers at the job fair, something the campus said is not true. Still, the campus postponed the event over concerns about Customs and Border Protection’s participation.

Por

Mikhail Zinshteyn

• agosto 28, 2025

Los estudiantes de la Escuela Primaria Stege completan el trabajo de clase usando tabletas en Richmond el 6 de febrero de 2023. Foto de Shelby Knowles para CalMatters

Comentario

California schools reverse truancy trends. Improving reading scores could be next

California's public schools have struggled to improve test scores in recent years. A return to phonics instruction could turn the tide on reading, a move that comes as many schools overcome pandemic-era absenteeism.

Por

Daniel Walters

• agosto 28, 2025