Education

A 2021 state law mandates schools that own military-grade weapons must disclose them annually. However, a CalMatters investigation has found that the nine K-12 districts in California with these weapons have not been routinely reporting their inventories, renewing their policies, or holding public forums, as required by the law.

This is CalMatters’ second open records lawsuit against a UC campus in two months. The news outlet is seeking more information about how Cal in the ACC and UCLA in the Big Ten are paying student athletes.

California prohibits tech companies from selling student data, but loopholes exist. A new law creates stricter rules for how companies gather and sell student data.

Students behind in their math skills would get tutoring so they can catch up.

Two bills sent to Newsom set new rules for determining when colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer.

The proposed changes aim to allay schools’ apprehension about spending their arts money granted through an initiative voters passed in 2022.

Last year the White House suspended or cancelled more than 1,000 California science grants. This bond measure would restore some of that funding.

It’s been a four-year battle to allow students without legal status to work at California’s public colleges. The Legislature passed another bill to allow this. Newsom vetoed it last time. What will he do now?

California recently lifted the statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits, leading to many cases against schools. A bill going to Gov. Gavin Newsom would raise the standard for evidence.

Campus tours, help with college applications and academic counseling: These are just a few forms of college outreach and assistance lost to California students when the U.S. Department of Education canceled over $40 million in funding across the country for more than 100 TRIO programs. The cuts hit rural students the hardest.