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Conflict Over Race, LGBTQ Issues Cost Schools More Than $3 Billion Last School Year

Conflicts between parents, teachers and school leaders over parental rights policies focusing on LGBTQ+ students, limitations on teaching ab...

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Legislative Analyst Reports on Highs and Lows of UC Merced’s First 20 Years

A Nov. 7 report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office looking back at UC Merced’s first 20 years finds that the campus in severa...

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College Application Deadlines Are Near. What You Need to Know.

College applications are open for the fall 2025 term, and deadlines are looming. Mallika Seshadri EdSource California’s two public ...

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Nature’s Classroom: Why Preschoolers Need More Time Outdoors

At a forest school, the roof is the bright blue sky, a cluster of ladybugs flying through the air can turn into a science lesson and the fog...

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Candidate Shortage Means Many Californians Won’t Vote for School Boards

Millions of California residents will not have the opportunity to vote for the people representing them on their school boards on Nov. 5 bec...

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Bakersfield Prof, Community College Reach $2.4M Settlement in Free Speech Case

Matthew Garrett, a former professor at Bakersfield College, recently settled a lawsuit with his former employer. Emma Gallegos EdSource A...

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Is Creativity a Superpower in Early Education?

Singing the ABC song. Learning the days of the week from a nursery rhyme. Making a finger-painted collage of little handprints. Karen D...

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Stockton Unified Superintendent Has Been on the Job for a Year. What’s Changed?

Stockton Unified, a mostly poverty-stricken community in San Joaquin County, has become known for its legal troubles, financial issues and s...

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Central Valley Struggles to Produce College Grads. Key Programs Are Turning That Around.

A new report delivers bad and good news for the Central Valley. Emma Gallegos EdSource The bad news: The vast majority of parents, 79%, w...

/ 4 months ago

Cal State, University of California Ban Encampments, Impose Protest Rules

California State University and the University of California are welcoming student activists back to campus this fall with revamped protest ...

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Cat House on the Kings Urgently Needs You to Donate Dollars and Adopt Your New Best Friend

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The Surprising Sexual Politics of Nicole Kidman’s Kinky ‘Babygirl’

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Why It’s Hard to Control What Gets Taught in Public Schools

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FDA Approves Weight-Loss Drug to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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In a Calendar Rarity, Hanukkah Starts This Year on Christmas Day

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A Look at the $100 Billion in Disaster Relief in the Government Spending Bill

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