Category: College Planning Scholarships
State’s school awards dinner at Disneyland comes with hefty price tag
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, center, stands with Mickey and Minnie Mouse, alongside Lisette Estrella-Henderson, center right, the […]
May 30, 2025
Film program empowers Berkeley teens to tell their stories
Future filmmakers brainstorming ideas at Berkeley High. Credit: Courtesy of Allison Gamlen In fourth grade, Nico Lee dressed up as […]
May 29, 2025
Federal grant cuts hit California universities hard, putting research in limbo
Noé C. Crespo, a professor of Health Promotion & Behavioral Science, poses outside the School of Public Health at San […]
May 28, 2025
How California can achieve what the public actually wants from education
Three high school Linked Learning pathway students don lab coats as they collaborate on a hands-on science experiment, bringing classroom […]
May 28, 2025
California schools see 9% surge in homeless students as funds decrease
Students play during recess in Alpaugh, a small rural town located about an hour north of Bakersfield in Tulare County. […]
May 27, 2025
Map: Most California districts identified more homeless students this year
The number of homeless students statewide increased by 9.3%, according to recently released state enrollment data. Out of 761 districts, […]
May 27, 2025
Identifying CODA students as bilingual learners boosts academic success
Children of Deaf Adults attending the KODAWest summer camp. Courtesy: KODAWest Three decades ago, I was flagged as needing special […]
May 27, 2025
New 2024-25 data released: California schools see ongoing enrollment decline
Although the rise in transitional kindergarten (TK) enrollment in 2024–25 helped temper the overall decline, K–12 enrollment continues its downward […]
May 23, 2025
If undocumented parents lose Medi-Cal, California kids could suffer, advocates say
A family gets information at Fort Miller Middle School’s Health and Wellness Fair in Fresno. Photo courtesy of Eric Calderon-Phangrath […]
May 23, 2025