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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.

Credit: Alison Yin for EdSource This story was updated to include President Biden’s comments about the ruling and his plans to help student borrowers. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Joe Biden’s ambitious plan to erase $400 billion in student debt — affecting about 43 million borrowers nationwide including about 3.5 million

University of California, Irvine Credit: University of California, Irvine / Flickr This story was updated to include comments from participants in a webinar hosted by the Campaign for College Opportunity. With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday that race-conscious admissions are unlawful, colleges and universities across the country hoping to enroll diverse student bodies will

Harvard student Samaga Pokharel, right, and other activists rally as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite This story was last updated at 4:26 p.m. with additional information. The

Sonya Christian started in her role as chancellor of of the California Community Colleges on June 1. Credit: Bakersfield College Sonya Christian, the new chancellor for the California Community Colleges, has ambitious goals for the system of 116 colleges. To tackle declining enrollment that she describes as a “crisis situation,” she wants to appeal to