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Katz Amsterdam Foundation Continues Vital Partnership with Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, Investing $250,000 to Help Transform Local Mental Health Support
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) has partnered once again with the Katz Amsterdam Foundation (KAF). At the end of 2023, the collaboration helped distribute $250,000 in grant funding to fo...
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From EdSource...
California Needs to Ensure Teachers Can Teach Kids to Read, National Study Says
The Golden State earned a moderate rating from the National Council on Teacher Quality, showing strength in some areas and weakness in others. Only 12 states earned a strong rating.
Deficit DĂ©jĂ Vu: Structural Problems of California School Finance
We need to have a serious discussion about supporting our education investments with stable revenue.
From CalMatters...
Cal State Faculty Reject 'Final' Pay Offer, Set Strike For Jan. 22
After months of negotiations, university officials offer a 5% pay raise. The union is seeking 12 percent and plans to strike at the end of January.
California Still Struggling to Support Young Students, Report Finds
The 2024 California Children’s Report Card from an organization called Children Now noted that the state has failed to improve economic disparities for students. The report also dings the state for things like STEM offerings, early intervention and special education.
From Voice of San Diego...
San Diego County Schools Face Post-Pandemic Funding Woes
San Diego Unified School District has received more than $700 million in federal and state relief funds since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with these funds ending, some schools could be facing serious deficits.
California Community College Students Helping Peers
Two-thirds of community college students in California admit to struggling to meet basic needs. The California Community Colleges’ Student Ambassador Program has empowered more than 50 students to act as resource guides to help them.
Why California Community Colleges Struggle to Create Diverse Faculties and Staff
“Progress remains slow,” according to a recent report on faculty diversity at California’s community colleges. For Nikia Chaney, the sole full-time Black faculty member at Cabrillo College, the experience is personal.
How One California School System Raised Test Scores for Black Students
Emery Unified took a targeted approach, including paying teachers extra to stay after school and tutor students.
From Santa Cruz Sentinel...
Science Doesn’t Yet Support Broad Restrictions on Teens’ Access to Social Media
In a report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, researchers instead lay out a plan for what society might do to improve adolescents’ interactions with social media.
New Law Could Help Undocumented California College Students Get Financial Aid
The financial aid application for undocumented students is cumbersome and confusing, and many students aren’t completing the forms. A new law streamlines the process.
CSU Faculty to Strike Jan. 22-26
The California Faculty Association has announced it will strike in January at the state’s 23 CSU campuses. It’s part of an ongoing effort by the group to obtain a 12% raise for the 29,000 professors and lecturers it represents.
From YubaNet...
Exoplanets’ Climate—the Switch From Habitable to Hell
A team of astronomers from the University of Geneva has achieved a world’s first by simulating the entirety of the runaway greenhouse process.
Tired of Wait Lists at California’s Public Universities, Nursing Students Flock to Pricey Private Programs
The number of nursing students enrolling in high-priced private programs has nearly doubled over the past 10 years as the state’s public universities have stagnated in growth. Private universities charge up to seven times the tuition of public schools for a bachelor’s degree, but nurses say their starting salaries are worth the cost.
CA AG Backs Motion to Oppose Actions of SoCal School Board
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has formally backed an August motion by two law groups to keep the Temecula Valley Unified School District from being able to notify parents about transgender children or censor instruction about race. A hearing for the motion is scheduled for Jan. 24.
Sierra College Board of Trustees Appoint Area 6 Trustee
Dr. Rachel Rosenthal is the new Area 6 trustee, representing the west border of the district shared by Nevada and Placer counties. Dr. Rosenthal will serve until the next regularly scheduled election in November 2024.
School Superintendent Compensation Is Rising
Salaries for school superintendents in California have risen as much as 60 percent in the past decade. This comes as good superintendents have become more difficult to hire and retain.
Research Explores Capacity of Biochar to Combat Climate Change, Improve Forest Soils
A Cal Poly Humboldt professor is partnering with USDA researchers to study biochar, which results from heating dry plant-based materials at high temperatures without oxygen. The CO2 in the charcoal then stays in the soil for hundreds of years, rather than in the atmosphere.
Nearly Twice as Many Kids Since 2017 Are Being Homeschooled in San Diego County
Homeschool students in San Diego County are up by 88 percent since the 2017-18 school year, based on Washington Post data analysis. This tops an overall increase in the United States of 50 percent for this same timeframe.
From SFGate...
Bay Area School District, Superintendent Clash Over Palestine Lesson
Oakland School District teachers planned lessons for students related to the history of Gaza. District superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell emailed parents and staff to say the teaching isn’t approved or sanctioned by the district.
Cal State Faculty Begins Walkouts Over Salary Hikes
The California Faculty Association is seeking a 12 percent pay increase, while university officials counter with 5 percent in each of the next three years.
From Los Angeles Times...
Cal Poly Pomona Faculty Members Walk Out in Rolling Strike
Faculty at four California State University campuses are striking this week for higher pay as part of contract negotiations. Walkouts at the first campus, Cal Poly Pomona, began Dec. 4.
State Invested $53 Million in Teaching Low-Performing Kids to Read. Here's How it's Paying Off
In 2020, the state agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit that claimed too many students were not learning to read. As part of that agreement, the state spent over $50 million on 75 schools with the lowest reading scores.
From Capital & Main...
Right-Wing Takeover of SoCal School Board Stirs Angst
Students and teachers alike are decrying the actions of the Temecula Valley Unified School District board, which became conservative in majority following the recent elections of three members. The board’s actions include banning critical race theory and mandating parental notification if their child is transgender.
From LAist...
USC Grad Students Avoid Strike After Reaching Deal with University
A graduate student workers union and the University of Southern California have agreed to a three-year labor contract that averts a looming strike. The deal calls for pay increases each of the three years.
California Schools Need Funding for New Math Guidelines
State officials passed a 1,000-page document in July outlining new guidelines for teaching math in California. Funding has not been allocated, though the state superintendent intends to introduce legislation that could change this.
From Pleasanton Weekly...
School Board Members Who Banned Pride Flag Face Recall Campaign
Two members of the Sunol Glen Unified School District board have been served with recall notices. This came after the board approved a resolution that banned schools in the Alameda County district from flying the LGBTQ+ pride flag.
Backlash Politics: How Conservatives Have Success Rolling Back California Progressivism
Lacking power at the state level, conservatives are leaning into local governance to protest California’s progressive politics. The fight in Huntington Beach could be a harbinger of what’s to come.
From KQED...
It's About to Get Easier for California College Students to Study in Their Own Language
Assembly Bill 1096, taking effect Jan. 1, will let community colleges in the state provide courses in non-English languages, regardless if a student is also taking ESL. Previously, a student had to sign up for the latter to qualify for the former.
Community College Enrollment Rebounding Post-Pandemic, and Students Over 50 Are a Big Reason Why
California’s community colleges are seeing enrollment gains for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Older students—those over 50—are some of the first to return.
California’s Young Workers Are Essential to the Economy. Why are They Stuck in Low Wage Jobs?
Young people are stuck earning low wages, working long hours—often while going to school—and often without benefits or work protections. Their hardships may hamper the state’s economy for years to come, researchers say.
From New York Times...
Israel-Hamas War Stirring Disputes on College Campuses in California
UC Berkeley, Stanford and UC Davis are among the schools that have had incidents related to the Israel-Hamas war. Schools are working to keep students safe and prevent disputes escalating to violence.
From ProPublica...
UC Berkeley to Relinquish More Than 4,000 Ancestral Remains
Tribes like the Muwekma Ohlone have been asking UC Berkeley for decades to give back ancestral remains from burial sites around the Bay Area. The school is in the process of repatriating 4,400 remains and 25,000 tribal items.
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