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AmeriCorps cuts slash support services, programs for vulnerable communities
During small group reading instruction, AmeriCorps member Valerie Caballero reminds third graders in Porterville Unified to use their fingers to […]
May 2, 2025
Federal cuts throw a curveball into my young Dodger fan’s tutoring journey
Credit: Mary Taylor / Pexels “Bye, Jose, I’ll see you Monday. Have a good weekend. Go Dodgers.” That’s my standard […]
May 2, 2025
West Contra Costa Unified denies charter renewal application
Credit: Alison Yin/EdSource This article has been updated to clarify that Manzanita Middle School is in Contra Costa County. For […]
May 2, 2025
West Contra Costa Unified loses big chunk of federal grant to support students’ mental health
Credit: Louis Freedberg / EdSource TOP TAKEAWAYS West Contra Costa Unified anticipates receiving only about $600,000 of the $4.2 million […]
May 1, 2025
Why isn’t Los Angeles Unified settling this lawsuit on arts funding?
Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education My time on the high school football field was spent with a snare drum […]
May 1, 2025
Visa uncertainty hits California community colleges’ international students
The international students office at Grossmont College in El Cajon. Credit: Amy DiPierro / EdSource Top Takeaways About 14,000 international […]
May 1, 2025
Literacy bill compromise gains support of a former foe and passes first hurdle
Students in a Fresno Unified classroom. Credit: Fresno Unified / Flickr KEY Takeaways The California Teachers Association testifies in support […]
May 1, 2025
Legislative deal on reading instruction reached in the nick of time
Credit: Allison Shelley / American Education Details on the bill were released late Wednesday. Read more. KEY TAKEAWAYS The new […]
April 30, 2025
Numerous districts don’t heed federal advice to bar police from enforcing school rules
Policing experts say that discipline is the responsibility of school administrators, not law enforcement. Many California school districts’ contracts for […]
April 30, 2025