Jan 6, 2025 · State Attorney General Rob Bonta recently released updated guidelines and model policies about what K-12 schools, colleges and universities can and cannot do under state and federal law, regarding keeping immigrant students and families’ data private, when to allow an immigration enforcement officer on campus, how to respond to the detention or deportation of a student’s family member, and ...

Jan 6, 2025 · The Social Security Fairness Act, signed by President Joe Biden on Sunday, will increase retirement benefits for many educators and other public sector workers, including nearly 290,000 in California.. The act repeals both the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset laws, which reduced Social Security benefits for workers who are entitled to public pensions, such as ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Insufficient school funding is hurting California teachers and their students, according to “The State of California Public Schools,” a report from the California Teachers Association released Tuesday. The lack of funding has meant insufficient wages and high health insurance premiums for teachers, crowded classrooms and a lack of support staff, according to the report, which is based on a ...

5 days ago · San Diego Unified, the state’s second-largest school district, may have to use layoffs again this year to address its more than $100 million budget deficit, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Last year, multimillion dollar staffing cuts laid off dozens of non-teaching staff and eliminated over 550 other positions from central office, …

The California Department of Education (CDE) released test score results from the 2024 Smarter Balanced assessments of math and English language arts on Oct. 10th for tests taken by students in the spring of 2024.

See below for the statewide California Smarter Balanced results for tests which were taken by students in the spring of 2023, and reported by EdSource.The tests form part of the state's California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, or CAASPP.

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Nov 19, 2024 · Between 2024 and 2027 West Contra Costa Unified has to reduce costs by $32.7 million or risk going insolvent. What questions do you have about how changes in federal education policy might affect California’s students, educators and families? Your input will help inform our coverage. Students who ...

News Brief. Thursday January 9, 2025 9:05 am. LA-area colleges and universities close, curtail in-person classes as wildfires spread. Several Los Angeles-area colleges and universities have closed their campuses or otherwise curtailed in-person operations as multiple fast-moving wildfires forced thousands to evacuate, triggered power shutoffs and prompted air quality advisories in the region.

Mar 29, 2022 · A note about our coverage. The new administration has big plans, any of which could have a major impact on California education. But could is the key word. So, we will stay on top of what’s happening and it will inform our coverage as it affects California.