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Calling suspended Chico State biology professor David Stachura “a ticking time bomb who could go off at any minute,” a deputy state attorney general implored a Butte County judge on Friday to issue a workplace violence restraining order that would bar him from campus for three years. Stachura’s lawyer though told the judge the state […]

An elementary student reads on his own in class. Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education A controversial bill making its way through the California Legislature would make it more difficult for school districts to ban textbooks. The bill would require a two-thirds vote of a school board to remove books or other instructional materials. Districts

Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education California teacher candidates would get paid while student teaching, and the state would begin a public relations campaign to recruit new teachers to the profession, if two new bills pass the Legislature and are signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bills are among a raft of legislation that lawmakers

Recently, my student Jeremiah finished the Newberry-winning graphic novel “New Kid” by Jerry Craft. It’s a story about a young artist named Jordan, whose parents enroll him at a prestigious art school where is one of the few young people of color. My student Jeremiah loved everything about it, and so did six other students

Sonoma State police chief Nader Oweis. Credit: Rosie Padilla/EdSource Sonoma State University’s police department is looking to improve accountability by leveraging technology to solicit feedback from those who interact with police officers. A new application called Guardian Score aims to offer the campus community a convenient way to leave feedback about their interactions with law

Tatiana Torres had everything stacked against her. She spent most of her time in high school learning from home after an accident left her with persistent headaches and sensitivity to light. She had just returned to Heritage High School in Brentwood full-time when the Covid-19 pandemic closed schools.  Despite these challenges, she will transfer this

Students on the campus at Cal State LA. Credit: Erik Adams / EdSource Now that the Supreme Court has decided to end affirmative action in college applications, campuses across the nation must learn from both the early struggles as well as the recent successes California’s public universities have faced since the state’s Proposition 209 vote.