K-12 Education

A San Diego school board leader and veteran state lawmakers are running for California state superintendent. Two of them will advance to the November election.

Native American students who also identify as another race, such as Black, white or Asian, are counted as “two or more races,” not Native American.

Studies have shown that cell phone use is a serious distraction for students that affects their mental health, social-emotional development and ability to concentrate in class.

Nearly a third of California voters are undecided in the race for state superintendent of public instruction.

California has a persistent shortage of qualified teachers. New programs offer a solution, though they are still relatively small in scale.

The state’s shift to a funding system that gave school districts control has left big gaps in student performance and questions over who’s accountable for what, according to a new report.

A new bill would require schools to screen all kindergartners, first- and second-graders for basic math skills. The idea is to help those children catch up to their peers who might have had much more exposure to math before starting school.

With costs sometimes exceeding $100,000 per student, small districts are often under pressure to close schools.

Students who take these courses are more likely to go to college straight after high school. A high school in Compton is a state leader.

Attorney General Rob Bonta issues sweeping reforms for the El Monte Union High School District after an investigation found “systemic” failures in its handling of staff sexual misconduct allegations.