Education

The California ballot initiative will bring nearly $1 billion to K-12 schools for drama, music, art.

The series of meetings are part of the LCAP process, or Local Control and Accountability Plan to spend state funding for the district.

A long-awaited investigative report faults former CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro for failing to stem allegations of sexual harassment by a Fresno State administrator.

California public libraries depend on local funding, creating wide disparities among communities across the state.

A last-minute bill would force Cal State to give non-faculty staff raises, costing the system almost $900 million over ten years — money the system says it doesn’t have. Cal State may cut programs and raise tuition if it doesn’t get enough state money.

The library will expand services to five days a week starting Sept. 12.

Earlier this year, city officials in the tiny Kern County city of McFarland proposed converting the local library into a police station. While the library’s hours are expanding next month, the fate of the facility remains uncertain.

The Cal State system graduates Black students at lower rates than other groups. Students, scholars and advocates say the reasons are myriad.

Some parents who have been outspoken in their criticism of local school districts are finding allies in community members opposed to COVID safety protocols and other education policies. Buoyed by that support, they are now running to become school board members.

A statewide pilot project in California is aimed at boosting the confidence of early childhood educators, child care providers and elementary school teachers to teach math.