Assembly Education Chair Al Muratsuchi would target a 50% increase in the Local Control Funding Formula to fund the educators' pay raise, which still would have to be locally negotiated.
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Palo Alto Unified school districts are showing how to improve early literacy, and the state should follow their example.
It is imperative that parents are alerted about any signs that their child is struggling. Schools have neither the expertise nor the mandate to manage dangerous mental health situations.
Falling enrollment combined with a slowing economy will force school districts to make difficult financial decisions. State and regional leaders must lean in to ensure that if school closures are on the table, districts mitigate their adverse impact.
Drop of less than 1% in enrollment is less severe than during Covid but consistent with the decline that started 20 years ago and is projected to continue for the rest of the decade.
Public Advocates and ACLU join Gov. Gavin Newsom in calling for major changes to the funding formula's mandate for equitable and effective spending through the LCAP.
University of California officials have proposed a new transfer pathway for community college students. Critics say it would make a complicated process even more complex.
California has had a surge in new teacher credentials in recent years, a reversal of the downward trend of the previous 10 years, but the teacher shortage isn't over quite yet.
Political polarization is negatively impacting school staff, undermining school management and heightening anxiety and hostility among students, according to a survey of 150 school principals.