Emma Gallegos

1 week ago | edsource.org | Emma Gallegos

News Brief Tuesday, May 27, 2025 — 10:33 am The pandemic shone a light on communities in California who lacked access to the internet. This became a major barrier for schools trying to offer an education virtually. Five years after the pandemic, Riverdale — a community 25 miles south of Fresno — is finally getting connected thanks to a partnership between the state, Fresno County and Comcast, according to the Fresno Bee.

1 week ago | edsource.org | Emma Gallegos

News Brief Tuesday, May 27, 2025 — 9:32 am The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear the case of a student who was barred from wearing a T-shirt to school proclaiming “there are only two genders.”Liam Morrison and his parents sued his Massachusetts public middle school for not allowing him to wear his T-shirt, saying that it infringed on his freedom of speech, according to Reuters.

1 week ago | napavalleyregister.com | Emma Gallegos

New state data released Wednesday shows that California's TK-12 enrollment has continued its steady post-pandemic decline. At the same time, the number of poor and homeless students has been increasing. For the 2024-25 school year, enrollment statewide declined by 31,469 students, or 0.54%, compared to last year. California now has 5.8 million students from transitional kindergarten to 12th grade, compared to 6.2 million students in 2004-05.

2 weeks ago | edsource.org | Emma Gallegos

News Brief Thursday, May 22, 2025 — 10:36 am The nation’s first religious charter school lost a Supreme Court challenge to a ruling from a court in Oklahoma that found the school unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked in a 4-4 ruling on Thursday, when Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from the case, according to CNN. She did not explain her decision, but Barrett has ties to the attorneys representing St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.

2 weeks ago | edsource.org | Emma Gallegos

News Brief Thursday, May 22, 2025 — 10:02 am A federal judge on Thursday dealt a blow to President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston granted a preliminary injunction in two consolidated cases that challenged Trump’s mass firings in the department, according to the Associated Press. One case was brought by 19 attorneys general, including California.