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fromwww.berkeleyside.org
23 hours ago

Berkeley preschools are closing or shedding staff as transitional kindergarten grows

Enrollment in private early childhood programs is declining due to California's universal transitional kindergarten law.
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California
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Humpday Headlines: San Mateo Safeway Gets Redevelopment Plan

Bay Area faces pre-spring heatwave with temperatures reaching 90s by Monday, while housing development, infrastructure issues, and regional policy debates continue across Northern California.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

AI images scandalized a California elementary school. Now the state is pushing new safeguards

A California school's AI tool generated sexualized imagery during a fourth-grade homework assignment, prompting state education officials to release updated AI safety guidelines for schools.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

California is sued by Jewish advocacy groups seeking to stop antisemitism in schools

Jewish advocacy groups sued California for failing to address pervasive antisemitic harassment in public schools, seeking court-ordered monitoring, curriculum changes, and funding restrictions for noncompliant districts.
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 months ago

California school district caught up in a dispute over transgender athlete policies

But the Nevada association voted in April to require students in sex-segregated sports programs to play on teams that align with their sex assigned at birth - a departure from a previous approach allowing individual schools to set their own standards. The move raised questions for how the Tahoe-Truckee district would remain in the Nevada association while following California law, which says students can play on teams consistent with their gender identity.
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Education
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

This change could deliver billions of more dollars to California schools. Here's the tradeoff

Basing California K-12 funding on enrollment could add $6 billion but would reduce incentives for daily attendance, harming student outcomes unless targeted to high-need schools.
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fromSan Jose Inside
5 months ago

Misinformation Spreads as Trump Moves to Cut Aid for Some California Students

The U.S. Justice Department sued California seeking to block in-state tuition and state financial aid for undocumented students, arguing such benefits violate federal law.
fromLos Angeles Times
10 months ago

California violated Title IX over transgender athletes, federal officials conclude

The U.S. Department of Education determined that California's practices allowed transgender students to compete based on gender identity, violating the civil rights of female athletes.
California
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 year ago

Students will keep electives this fall, but freshman P.E. will be mandatory in 2026

According to a recent CDE audit, BUSD is out of compliance with California's public school P.E. requirement, causing the district to scramble to revise elective requests.
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