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3 weeks ago

There Ought to be a Law': Bay Area contestant inspires bill to protect California schools from wildfire

Schools in high-risk wildfire zones need evacuation and shelter plans

AB 2968 aims to improve fire safety in California schools [ more ]

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3 weeks ago

Staff shortages plague Bay Area school kitchens as demand for meals increase

Over 60% of students at a San Jose middle school get free lunch, highlighting high demand for school meal programs.

California schools face challenges in recruiting and retaining food workers, resulting in high vacancy rates and increased workload for existing staff. [ more ]

Sacramento Bee

Active-shooter-drill bill in California would require advance notice, ban fake gunfire

Fake gunfire banned from active-shooter drills in California schools

Legislation proposes notification ahead of planned drills [ more ]

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Walters: California school budgets plagued by enrollment declines, absenteeism

California's public schools heavily rely on state budget allocations based on Proposition 98 which use attendance to distribute aid.

Enrollment in California schools is declining due to factors like population shifts and decreased birth rates, leading to ongoing debates about funding distribution. [ more ]

LGBTQ Nation

Schools are accommodating "furbies" with litter boxes in bathrooms, rightwing pundit claims

California public schools are not encouraging students to use litter boxes, debunking a right-wing hoax.

The myth of schools installing litter boxes is fueled by anti-trans conservatives, portraying it as a way to support children who identify as furries. [ more ]

Sacramento Bee

California schools allocate $2 billion for pandemic learning loss. How could funds be used?

California schools mandated to use $2 billion in COVID-19 relief to help students with learning setbacks

$2 billion lawsuit settlement requires California schools to allocate remaining funds from Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant. [ more ]

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San Jose Inside

Parents' Lawsuit Forces California to Spend $2B because of Covid Learning Loss

California schools mandated to spend $2 billion on tutoring for high-needs students due to learning loss from pandemic.

Legal settlement aims to make California's education system more equitable for students who were left behind during remote learning. [ more ]

eastbaytimes.com

2 months ago

Lack of teachers at three Contra Costa County schools is violating students' civil rights, attorneys say

Teacher shortage crisis in California schools

Legal complaints filed against three schools for violating students' civil rights [ more ]

The Mercury News

2 months ago

Lack of teachers at three Contra Costa County schools is violating students' civil rights, attorneys say

California schools are facing a severe teacher shortage crisis

The teacher shortage is disproportionately affecting low-income, non-white, and multilingual learners [ more ]

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2 months ago

Fact or fiction? Cupertino students are learning to spot fakes, dissect social media

California has passed a law requiring media literacy to be taught in all schools from kindergarten to 12th grade.

The curriculum teaches students to think critically about what they see and hear online and how to be better digital citizens. [ more ]

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3 months ago

California schools will soon get $1 billion for arts and music. Are they ready to use it?

California's Proposition 28 will bring nearly $1 billion a year for arts and music to the state's schools.

Some districts have already started hiring new arts and music teachers, while others are still figuring out their programs. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

4 months ago

KIPP to close three L.A.-area charter schools amid low enrollment, opposition

KIPP SoCal Public Schools will close three campuses due to low enrollment and challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Declining enrollment is a widespread issue in California's school systems. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

Political strife is harming California teens' high school experience, study says

California is often cited as a bastion of left-leaning politics, with an electorate that voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump by a nearly 2-1 ratio in 2020.But a study of the state's high schools shows that California campuses are just as likely to experience political strife as those in other, more polarized states.

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Big names Dr. Dre, Lil Baby and Jimmy Iovine back Prop. 28 to dramatically boost arts in California schools

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Los Angeles Times

California voters approve Proposition 28 for music and arts education funding

California schools will receive a boost of about $1 billion for music and arts education starting next year after voters approved Proposition 28 on Tuesday, early election results show.The measure was designed to replenish resources for K-12 courses such as dance, theater and graphic design that are typically the first to be cut from school budgets during financial downturns.

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The extreme heat in California is causing disruptions in the state's classrooms

But there's no air conditioning system at all in more than half of LA's school kitchens and cafeterias.

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In Los Angeles, there are nearly 700 school campuses.

Los Angeles Times

Kindergarten could soon be mandatory for California children

California is one step closer to mandating that children attend kindergarten, a requirement that would come after droves of the state's youngest students skipped the grade during the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened learning gap concerns.

sfist.com

Public health

Newsom Unveils $4.7 Billion Master Plan' to Treat Mental Health Among Young People

With a statewide youth suicide rate that's spiked by 20% during the pandemic, Newsom a announced a new plan Thursday to double the number of school counselors in the state, and add 40,000 more behavioral health professionals.

San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County school ballot measures set to pass - San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County voters are supporting education, with more than $24 million in parcel taxes and bonds heading toward approval following Tuesday's primary election.

sfist.com

Rare Good News for SFUSD: Enrollment Is 1,000 Students Higher Than Predicted

The San Francisco Unified School District has 1,099 more students enrolled than projected this year, which is cause for celebration (and about $10 million more in state funding), though it's still about 500 fewer students than they had last year.

Los Angeles Times

Active shooter reports at California schools spur investigations; some are hoaxes, police say

Police were investigating a string of reports of active shooters or threats to several California schools on Wednesday.

KQED

California

California Issues New Guidance On Monkeypox Isolation | KQED

The California Department of Public Health is issuing new home isolation guidance for people with confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox.

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