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Pay raises fail to attract more candidates to run for California school board seats

Most Californians won’t be able to vote for their local school board again this year because of a lack of candidates. Even a new law allowing school boards to raise trustee pay has not led to more ...
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Ballot error found in Fresno Unified school board races days before election

The elections office found that “a minor typographical printing error” printed electronic ballots with the wrong school district, Fowler Unified, for three school board races. On screen, voters are ...
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As enrollment flattens at most University of California campuses, it surges at Riverside

On a recent Thursday afternoon, UC Riverside’s campus was bustling. Coffee shops and dining halls were packed, and students flocked to an art sale near the university’s 161-foot bell tower, the ...
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Supreme Court to hear case on religious freedom and Colorado’s universal preschool program

In the 2022 case Carson v. Makin, the Supreme Court ruled that religious schools can’t be kept from publicly funded programs if private, secular schools also have access. According to Chalkbeat, ...
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Majority of California voters favor Prop. 3 but oppose Prop. 40 wealth tax, poll says

Support for Proposition 3, which would make permanent an income tax increase, is holding, while support for Proposition 40, ...
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Richard Barrera is a powerful school leader with ties to labor. How will that help California students?

Please see EdSource’s story on Sonja Shaw, board president of the Chino Valley Unified School District, also a candidate for state Superintendent of Public Instruction. In 2013, as the San Diego ...
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U.S. Department of Education ends Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students

The U.S. Department of Education announced that it has rescinded protections for LGBTQ+ students under Title IX, The Hill reported. Under the Biden administration, interpretations of Title IX gave ...
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California Teachers Association campaigns for Prop. 3, renewal of income tax for high earners

The California Teachers Association called for more funding for public schools and campaigned for Proposition 3 at a Thursday morning news conference. Researchers spoke to educators, school staff, ...
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State board adopts 64 math programs for K-8 students under new framework

Sign up for EdSource’s free daily newsletter to stay ahead of what’s changing in California education. California requires the State Board of Education to adopt ...
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CSU faculty union seeks strike authority as contract talks stall

Sign up for EdSource’s free daily newsletter to stay ahead of what’s changing in California education. The California State University faculty union is asking its ...
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Don’t skip the school board elections; they matter more than you think

Low voter participation in school board elections leaves important budget and policy decisions in the hands of small groups ...
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Judge throws out U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit against California’s transgender school sports policy

A federal judge dismissed the U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit against California’s policies allowing transgender athletes to compete on school sports teams that match their gender identity, reported ...