Education

California Indian Nations College in Palm Desert sees a bright future for its community-centered approach to higher education for Native students. Recently accredited, the college supports two proposed bills that would add tribal colleges to the official definition of higher education in California as well as ensure units are transferable to and from other colleges.

The Chino and San Diego school board members will vie to oversee California's 10,000 public K-12 schools.

About 40% of California’s community college courses are online now, redefining education. These courses are more accessible, college officials say, but they come with serious drawbacks.

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.

After a spike in fraudulent applications to California’s community colleges, school officials say they are getting better at detecting and preventing fraud, though it still happens.

Transitional kindergarten came with an unanticipated downside; it’s making childcare less affordable for many CA families. That can be fixed.

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.

A massive new study concludes the state's school performance "dashboard" and the many local improvement plans aren't enough to help schools markedly improve.

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

California State University leaders took a first step in creating new bachelor’s degrees that can be completed in as little as three years. A need to attract more students and competition from online colleges are reasons why.