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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
Resource officers’ ‘position of trust’ with students sometimes exploited
Students walk to class during passing periods at Pacifica High School, which is part of the Oxnard Union High School […]
April 30, 2025
Why — and how — some California schools bounced back five years after the pandemic
Credit: Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo California’s students have struggled in the five years since the pandemic closed schools. But […]
April 29, 2025
Stop shortchanging charters serving the highest-need communities
Students at Lodestar Charter School in Oakland. Courtesy: Lighthouse Community Public Schools While we wait for the governor’s budget — […]
April 29, 2025
California school districts spend millions on policing, with little scrutiny
Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. TOP TAKEAWAYS School districts are paying cities and counties millions of […]
April 29, 2025
How one rural county pays for its resource officers
A Trinity High School student in Weaverville conducts a science experiment with the assistance of school resource officer Taylor Halsey, […]
April 29, 2025
How we obtained and examined contracts for school resource officers
We began by sending requests for contracts and memoranda of understanding with law enforcement agencies under the California Public Records […]
April 29, 2025
Parents of truant students won’t face jail, sanctions under new bill
If a proposed bill, Assembly Bill 461, is passed, jail time and fines of up to $2,000 for for parents […]
April 28, 2025