Education

Our outdated education system too narrowly defines student success and should move toward a competency-based approach to learning.

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Good morning, California. It’s Friday, November 19. Equity vs. being “woke” Goodbye, admissions tests to get into the University of California. Hello, social justice concepts in high school math classes. The leaders of the nation’s premier public university system announced Thursday that UC won’t require any admissions tests for undergraduate applicants, a little more than […]

In the push to help more students thrive in science, tech, engineering and math, California is working to change the way its schools teach math. But the suggested new framework has sparked widespread criticism.

Educators have been forced to become health care workers. California must create pandemic response teams and deploy them at public schools to manage the medical workload that is being left to teachers, principals, librarians and social workers.

California needs to reexamine policies that prevent retired teachers from returning as substitutes within their first six months of retirement.

While Los Angeles Unified became the first major district in the nation to issue a vaccine mandate for all eligible students, other school districts are in a holding pattern.

While many people complain about the ideological biases in the California Department of Education’s proposal to revolutionize the state mathematics curriculum, that’s not the main problem. This plan has fundamental issues of concern and will do no child any good. It is irresponsible to make the entire state a laboratory for very controversial educational theories, […]

The Republicans competing to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recall election would change the foundations of public education by “empowering parents” with school choice. But would that undercut public schools?

Cybersecurity advice is often scattered and difficult to understand if you’re not a tech expert — it can be brutal out there for school administrators, educators and parents trying to figure out how to protect their schools from cyberattacks. CalMatters spoke with over a dozen cybersecurity experts to help you out.