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Tag: K-12 education

A stack of books in Sacramento on Sept. 8, 2023.
Posted inK-12 Education

California pushing back on school book bans

Avatar photo by Carolyn Jones September 8, 2023September 12, 2023

California would penalize school boards that ban books based on inclusion of certain groups under a bill the governor is expected to sign into law. But some fear unintended consequences.

A student holds up a nurse note for Catalina Cisneros, secretary at Loma Vista Elementary School, on the first day of school in Salinas on Aug. 8, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters
Posted inK-12 Education

Soaring chronic absenteeism in California schools is at ‘pivotal moment’

Avatar photo by Carolyn Jones September 7, 2023September 7, 2023
Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez, a Ponoma Democrat, tracks bills during session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 24, 2023.
Posted inWhatMatters

More California ballot measures try to go around Legislature

Avatar photo by Lynn La September 7, 2023September 7, 2023
Posted inCommentary

Will California’s new math curriculum improve state’s woeful rankings?

by Dan Walters September 3, 2023August 30, 2023
Students in Nicholas Cordova's 7th grade history class at Sycamore Junior High School in Anaheim on May 22, 2023. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

California walks back decision to muzzle researchers testifying in pandemic education lawsuit

by Dan Walters August 23, 2023August 22, 2023
Parents, students and supporters of parental rights rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 21, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

California parental rights battle gets louder

Avatar photo by Lynn La August 22, 2023August 22, 2023
School food service workers train at the Culinary Institute of America as part of Farm to School, an initiative to provide healthier lunches in California schools, in Napa on Aug. 3, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters
Posted inK-12 Education

Goodbye hotdogs, hello vegan masala: California’s school lunches are going gourmet

Avatar photo by Carolyn Jones August 10, 2023August 10, 2023
Posted inCommentary

Gavin Newsom quickly intervened on banned textbooks. Why not school closures?

by Dan Walters August 6, 2023August 2, 2023
The mobile social media application TikTok. Photo illustration by Da Qing, Reuters
Posted inCommentary

California teens use social media nonstop. Teaching media literacy in schools could protect them

by Guest Commentary August 2, 2023August 1, 2023
LAUSD Board Member Tanya Ortiz Franklin helps students on the first day back at school for LAUSD students following the COVID-19 remote school period in Los Angeles on Aug. 16, 2021. Photo by Lucy Nicholson, Reuters
Posted inCommentary

Lengthy pandemic closures weakened already low-achieving California schools

by Dan Walters July 5, 2023June 30, 2023

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