K-12 Education

In 2023 California allocated $500 million in grants for schools to hire literacy coaches and take other steps to boost reading skills.

Lawmakers just passed a bill that would let the next governor pick the state's schools chief, in place of the state school leader voters elect.

A federal law change lets schools offer nondairy beverages instead of milk, but they’re more expensive. More money became available in the California budget.

Local education officials in Oakland cherry-picked a single data point to justify closing of an important charter school, argues former governor Jerry Brown.

After decades of voluntary desegregation, California schools have grown more segregated, not less. District boundaries are a major reason.

It’s expensive for schools in California to recruit and pay enough to fully staff their campuses. That means housing is an education issue, too.

The ruling allows states to ban transgender student athletes from playing on girls’ and women’s teams, but doesn’t require it. States like California can keep their current policies.

The state budget cut $5.5 million for school libraries. That money pays online fees for student research materials.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers reached a final budget deal last week that largely relies on AI revenue projections and new taxes to delay social service cuts and shrink future deficits.

The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education tried to assess the extent and impact of the Trump Administration’s initial layoffs and cuts in early 2025. The report shows which offices were hit hardest but leaves some questions unanswered.