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2 weeks ago | 
edsource.org | Amy DiPierro |Mallika Seshadri |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Lasherica Thornton
The Clovis Unified School District in Fresno County has received a $10 million state grant to raise student attendance and achievement, The Fresno Bee reported. The five-year grant to seven schools comes from the California Community Schools Partnership Program, and will also be used for professional development in early literacy for teachers and behavioral counseling for students, the newspaper reported.
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2 weeks ago | 
edsource.org | Amy DiPierro |Mallika Seshadri |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Lasherica Thornton
The question of whether or not the Oakland Unified School District board has fired Superintendent Kyla Trammell-Johnson depends on who is asked, KQED reported. While the board discussed Trammell-Johnson leaving the district at a Wednesday night closed-door meeting, board president Jennifer Brouhard reported to the public that no action had been taken, KQED reported.
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3 weeks ago | 
edsource.org | Mallika Seshadri |Lasherica Thornton |Diana Lambert |Emma Gallegos
News Brief Friday, March 28, 2025 — 9:20 am The Department of Justice has instigated investigations into Stanford University, UC Berkeley and other University of California schools to make sure they adhere to a Supreme Court ruling abolishing diversity-focused admissions, Reuters reported.
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3 weeks ago | 
edsource.org | Mallika Seshadri |Lasherica Thornton |Diana Lambert |Emma Gallegos
News Brief Friday, March 28, 2025 — 9:43 am If you’re a Californian with an email address, you now have access to a whole new virtual bookshelf of 300,000 eBooks and audiobooks thanks to the California State Library. The project, California’s Bookshelf, can be accessed via The Palace Project app. Patrons have access to 70,000 unique titles in 20 languages across many genres, including young adult fiction and nonfiction and children’s books ranging from picture books to chapter books.
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1 month ago | 
edsource.org | Mallika Seshadri
A tutor helps students at Benjamin O. Davis Middle School in Compton last week. Credit: AP Photo/Eric ThayerOn paper, the Compton Unified School District has soared in its academic performance in the last decade. District Superintendent Darin Brawley has, in part, attributed the upswing to regular assessments and the use of standardized test scores to help determine academic strategies at individual school sites.
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1 month ago | 
laschoolreport.com | Karen D'Souza |Mallika Seshadri
Your donation will help us produce journalism like this. Please give today. This story was originally published at EdSourceVicky Martinez feels cheated that her children haven’t had much exposure to the arts at their Los Angeles Unified (LAUSD) schools despite state funding through Proposition 28, the state’s landmark arts education mandate. She believes access to the arts could help them cope with their anxiety and ADHD, conditions that have spiked post-pandemic.
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2 months ago | 
localnewsmatters.org | Mallika Seshadri |Lasherica Thornton
Tough decisions lie ahead for schools across California as the federal government cracks down on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The latest measure came in the form of a letter issued Friday last week by the U.S. Department of Education, giving K-12 schools across the country two options: to eliminate programs focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within two weeks, or face unspecified cuts in federal funding.
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2 months ago | 
stocktonia.org | Mallika Seshadri |Lasherica Thornton
Tough decisions lie ahead for schools across California as the federal government cracks down on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The latest measure came in the form of a letter issued Friday by the U.S. Department of Education, giving K-12 schools across the country two options: to eliminate programs focused on diversity, equity and inclusion DEI within two weeks or face unspecified cuts in federal funding.
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2 months ago | 
elpopularnews.com | Mallika Seshadri
E., madre de tres hijos en Salinas, es muy cuidadosa cuando lleva a sus hijos a la escuela. Cambia sus rutas, sale en diferentes horarios y siempre está atenta a los agentes de inmigración, especialmente durante las recogidas y entregas. La amenaza del presidente Donald Trump de deportaciones masivas nunca está lejos de su mente, pero no es su propio bienestar lo que le preocupa. "No me preocupa volver a México.
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2 months ago | 
record-bee.com | Mallika Seshadri |Lasherica Thornton
Tough decisions lie ahead for schools across California as the federal government cracks down on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The latest measure came in the form of a letter issued Friday by the U.S. Department of Education, giving K-12 schools across the country two options: to eliminate programs focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within two weeks, or face unspecified cuts in federal funding.
