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Tim Taylor, executive director of the Small School Districts Association. Credit: Jay-Ar Ignacio The Covid-19 pandemic, wildfires, floods — California’s schools have faced it all over the past few years, with rural communities, due to their remote locations, higher rates of poverty and limited access to resources, often facing the brunt of it. Tim Taylor’s […]

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis meets with students on the Cal State Los Angeles campus on Friday, July 28, 2023. Courtesy of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor California State University should delay voting on a proposed tuition increase and potentially reconsider the idea, California Lt. Gov Eleni Kounalakis and student leaders urged Friday. Kounalakis, who

The California Department of Education has threatened to sue two prominent Stanford University education professors to prevent them from testifying in a lawsuit against the department — actions the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California calls an attempt to muzzle them.  The ACLU, in turn, is threatening a lawsuit of its own — against

Noah, right, at the San Diego State University radio studio with his KCR co-host Roman Aguilar. Credit: Victoria Finn I started attending San Diego State University in August 2022, but I was already two years behind. I transferred from Irvine Valley College, a community college in my hometown. I spent the majority of my three

Dental hygiene program at Fresno College. Credit: Fresno City College In California, students seeking a bachelor’s degree are no longer restricted to pursuing one at the University of California, California State University or any other four-year university. That’s because an increasing number of the state’s community colleges are now offering or will soon offer those

Deeper learning prepares students to work collaboratively and master challenging academic content. A new school year on the horizon, Democrats led by Gov. Gavin Newsom are crushing local boards that seek to remove gay and racial themes from textbooks, or “out” teens struggling with alternative identities. Yet, Newsom and militant allies risk alienating centrist voters

Juan Garcia was one of 828 students in San Joaquin County to receive the State Seal of Biliteracy in 2023. Courtesy of San Joaquin County Office of Education Juan Garcia was proud to walk across a stage this spring at Venture Academy in Stockton to receive a medal for the state seal of biliteracy, proof

I recently saw a sign that said: “Make school board meetings boring again!” It could have been a directive to two Southern California school districts, Temecula Valley and Chino Valley, the only two school district board meetings that I’ve had the courage to attend in the past year. First, in December when the new church-sponsored

Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education Amid a national reckoning over the deepening achievement gaps caused by the pandemic, arts education may be one of the keys to boosting children’s engagement in school, research suggests. Like sports, the arts can spark the kind of excitement that makes students, and their families, look forward to coming

Credit: Julie Leopo/EdSource Seven bachelor’s degrees proposed by California community colleges have been flagged by the California State University as duplicating programs offered by CSU campuses, according to a report presented Monday to the community college system’s board of governors. That could put those programs at risk of being approved. Under Assembly Bill 927, the