Though a limited sample, a smaller-than-average number of California districts passed school construction bonds and parcel taxes in June.
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California bill could push schools to use unspent Prop 28 arts education funds
California lawmakers hope to address the “chilling effect” of schools leaving Proposition 28 funds unspent three years after the voter-approved mandate for arts education.
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ICE has detained more than 650 children in California under Trump’s deportation crackdown
Under the second Trump administration, the number of children detained in California communities, rather than at the border, has risen.
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Could early education bring down rising costs to serve California students with disabilities?
Parents, educators and researchers say that inclusive early education improves outcomes for students with disabilities and reduces the need for more intensive — and costly — special education services in older grades.
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California school districts battle for $3.9 billion they argue is due now, not later
Gov. Gavin Newsom warns it’s prudent to hold back the funding in case a flood of expected new money dries up; school districts disagree.
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University of California pushes for $12B scientific research bond to counter federal cuts
The bond will appear on the November ballot if Senate Bill 895 clears the Legislature and receives Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature this month.
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Achievement gaps, artificial intelligence and more: State superintendent hopefuls detail their plans at candidate forums
EdSource hosted two forums this week for the top six candidates vying to be California’s next superintendent of public instruction.
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California’s next governor to face tough choices for education as state budget tightens
Coalitions of school districts are grumbling about new program overload and are calling on the next governor and the California Legislature to focus on raising base funding.
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Here’s how Newsom proposes to revamp California’s education department
Gov. Gavin Newsom has put forth his plan to shift responsibility for the California Department of Education from the state superintendent to the governor and state board of ed. Rarely has a proposal to transform a bureaucracy moved so quickly from academia to legislation.
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Newsom proposes that governors control California Department of Education
Under the shift that Gov. Gavin Newsom will announce Thursday, the state superintendent of public instruction would have a different role, an “independent champion” and ombudsman for education. Numerous studies, including one last month, have recommended the idea.
