These bills could change your child's school experience. They are not without controversy

"One bill aims to raise lagging reading skills among California children by mandating how schools teach this critical subject. Another seeks to overhaul cafeteria meals by eliminating highly processed foods. A third aims to protect students from being derailed by discrimination."

"These bills and others passed by the Legislature in the session's final busy days will directly affect the classroom experience of some 5.8 million California public schools students. Broadly speaking, these bills target students' minds, health and emotional well-being - and the results were not without controversy."

""California has taken a historic stand against antisemitism in our schools," said David Bocarsly, executive director of the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California. "For far too long, Jewish students have endured slurs, bullying, and open hostility in their classrooms with nowhere to turn. AB 715 is a promise to those students - and to all children in California - that they are not invisible, that their safety and dignity matter.""

Multiple bills passed by the California Legislature aim to change classroom experiences for roughly 5.8 million public school students. One bill mandates methods to improve lagging reading skills among children. Another bill seeks to overhaul school cafeteria meals by eliminating highly processed foods. A separate measure, Assembly Bill 715, focuses on protecting students from discrimination and arose from concerns about alleged bias in ethnic studies instruction, particularly toward Jewish students. The final AB 715 language was expanded alongside Senate Bill 48 to address broader discrimination concerns. Governor Gavin Newsom has until Oct. 12 to act on the measures.

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