In late July at UC Merced, a classroom of middle school students split into teams for a game of Jeopardy. One problem: if the base of a 12-foot ladder rests 3 feet from a wall, how high up the wall ...

August 10, 2026 Oakland Unified cellphone ban goes into effect as students return to school. Students in the Oakland Unified Scho ...

San Jose Unified parents say the district isn’t keeping promises it made when it decided to close five elementary schools earlier this year, The Mercury News reported.

August 7, 2026 Newsom appoints director of new state Office of Civil Rights. Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed the chief ...

California added 3,000 new classroom teachers and a significant number of new administrators despite declining student enrollment and budget reductions brought on by the end of pandemic funding, ...

In addition to urging Congress to help free up new grants, UC has spent considerable resources defending grants the Trump ...

August 5, 2026 Sacramento City Unified appeals county rejection of fiscal plan to state superintendent. The Sacramento City ...

California legislators returned from their summer recess this week for the final stretch of the legislative season, with the fate of several education bills still undecided. Lawmakers have until Aug.

The program known as the Workforce Pell launched federally July 1, but it requires implementation at the state level.

August 4, 2026 California budget clarifies teacher credentialing requirement, increases fee. California’s new budget ...

Sacramento City Unified board members have approved a fiscal plan with the intention of avoiding insolvency and maintaining ...

Luz Cázares, the fiscal advisor appointed by county Superintendent Dave Gordon to Sacramento City Unified, said the agreement ...