Nov 19, 2024 · Credit: Julie Leopo / EdSource. California should continue to invest in teacher recruitment, retention, study says . Diana Lambert. California has spent over $1 billion on programs to recruit and retain teachers, but it will take time to …

Jun 6, 2024 · An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools. Highest rate of serious incidents: Liberty Middle School, Lemoore; 104 incidents or nearly 12 per 100 students, including 12 fights or assaults and 17 drug-related incidents. Highest rate of fighting or assaults among schools with over 500 students: Rutherford B. Gaston Middle School, Fresno; nearly 2 per 100 students; second ...

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.

Jan 22, 2025 · Mallika Seshadri covers education in Los Angeles, including LAUSD, for EdSource. Previously, she interned with NPR’s “All Things Considered” and “National Desk” and covered higher education for the CalMatters College Beat.

Nov 2, 2020 · Establishing free college tuition benefits for more Americans would be the 21st-century equivalent of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration initiative.. That program not only created immediate work for the unemployed, but also offered skills training for nearly 8 million unskilled workers in the 1930s.

Sep 30, 2024 · Over the last decade, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislators have poured billions of dollars of state money into special grants and programs to recruit, train and retain educators in order to ease the state’s persistent teacher shortage.

4 days ago · The cost of an education at private colleges, such as Chapman University, Loyola Marymount University and Pepperdine University, is around $30,000 a year more than public colleges in California, CalMatters found.Around 160,000 students, including those considered low income, choose to pay thousands of dollars in out-pocket costs in pursuit of smaller class sizes, specific academic programs ...

Nov 19, 2024 · January 31, 2025 Federal judge dismisses case claiming community college diversity policies infringe on academic freedom Plaintiffs claimed that being evaluated on their commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility principles is unconstitutional and has a chilling effect on their free speech rights.

News Brief. Monday December 18, 2023 10:33 am. Should schools reduce social media risks? The government and corporations should join forces to reduce teen mental health risks from social media, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, a nonprofit that provides independent advice for complex policy challenges, as K-12 Dive reported.

News Brief. Friday January 24, 2025 10:58 am. Federal school safety board disbanded under Trump administration. The Trump administration has disbanded a newly formed board meant to advise federal agencies about school safety strategies and practices to protect students, Education Week reported. Organized in June, the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse External Advisory Board included school ...