EdSource

EdSource aims to involve Californians in important education issues to boost learning success. The organization shares timely and reliable information with key education leaders and the general public. It raises awareness about significant education projects happening both in California and across the country. Additionally, EdSource showcases effective strategies and models designed to improve student results while also pointing out areas that require improvement or change.

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Trump’s budget would reduce Pell Grant awards and work-study programs

2 days ago | edsource.org | Betty Marquez Rosales

A commencement ceremony at California State University, Fullerton, in 2021. Credit: Cal State Fullerton/FlickrNew “K-12 Simplified Funding Program” is effectively an elimination, advocates say. Proposal eviscerates programs for low-income students in both K-12 and higher education. Funds for disabled students increased, but shift to flat funding is concerning to educators.
‘Serving adult learners’: California community colleges are expanding short-term career programs

3 days ago | edsource.org | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke

Joanne Scott, left, practices pharmaceutical compounding, part of Mt. San Antonio College's short-term vocational pharmaceutical technician program. Michael Burke/EdSource Top TakeawaysShort-term vocational certificates, especially those in health fields, are growing across community colleges. At Mt. San Antonio College, 83% of students complete the programs on their first try. Officials see vocational training as a way to recover enrollments, which dropped sharply during the pandemic.
UPDATE: Gov. Newsom’s May budget revision proposes change to TK penalty

5 days ago | edsource.org | Lasherica Thornton

News Brief Monday, June 2, 2025 — 8:08 am A proposed change would grant some relief to school districts and charters penalized for not complying with the average class size requirement for transitional kindergarten (TK), a grade level prior to kindergarten that has been expanding to include all 4-year-olds by next school year. To offer high-quality instruction through TK, California passed legislation placing requirements on the grade with fiscal penalties for noncompliance.
Transgender athlete wins, shares state honors, creating questions about inclusion

6 days ago | edsource.org | Lasherica Thornton

Flanked by fourth-place winner Ellie McCuskey-Hay, left, and first-place winner Loren Webster, right, second-place winners AB Hernandez, center right, and Brooke White share the podium during a medal ceremony for the long jump at the California high school track-and-field championships in Clovis. Credit: AP Photo / Jae C. Hong Top TakeawaysTransgender athlete AB Hernandez was unflustered amid controversy and protest over her participation in girls’ sports.
State’s school awards dinner at Disneyland comes with hefty price tag

1 week ago | edsource.org | Diana Lambert

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, center, stands with Mickey and Minnie Mouse, alongside Lisette Estrella-Henderson, center right, the Solano County Superintendent of Schools, at Disneyland in Anaheim during the California School Recognition Program in 2019.
UPDATE: Levine named Cal Poly Pomona interim chancellor

1 week ago | edsource.org | Diana Lambert

News Brief Thursday, May 29, 2025 — 9:59 am Iris S. Levine has been named interim chancellor of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She will take the position on July 28, following the retirement of President Soraya M. Coley. Levine was a professor and administrator at Cal Poly Pomona for 32 years, according to the university. She began her tenure as a music professor and served as the music chair for 15 years.
PODCAST: California program offers $500 in scholarships, but many students miss out

1 week ago | edsource.org | Zaidee Stavely

May 29, 2025Students from low-income families and English learners are automatically awarded $500 for college or career training through a California program. Foster youth and homeless students get another $500 on top of that. But students, or their parents or guardians, have to claim the money. And many families are unaware of this program. How do you find out if you have money waiting for you? What is California doing to try to get more students to claim their accounts?
UPDATE: University of Georgia provost selected as next UC Riverside chancellor

1 week ago | edsource.org | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke

News Brief Wednesday, May 28, 2025 — 5:37 pm S. Jack Hu, currently the University of Georgia’s provost, was selected Wednesday as the next chancellor of the University of California, Riverside. Hu, whose appointment was approved by UC’s board of regents, will begin in the role on July 15.
Federal grant cuts hit California universities hard, putting research in limbo

1 week ago | edsource.org | Amy DiPierro

Noé C. Crespo, a professor of Health Promotion & Behavioral Science, poses outside the School of Public Health at San Diego State University. EdSourceNoé Crespo, a professor of public health at San Diego State University, was on the verge of cracking a question he had spent years trying to answer. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Crespo and his colleagues applied for a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study ways to boost vaccination rates among Latinos.
El sonido de la música regresa a los estudiantes traumatizados por el incendio de Eaton

1 week ago | edsource.org | Karen D'Souza

Los músicos estudiantiles dan un concierto para el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Pasadena. Crédito: Pasadena Unified School District This article is also available in English. Read in English. Una familia de Altadena con cuatro niños pequeños fue despertada en medio de la noche por la orden de evacuación urgente de un bombero. Huyeron de su casa con poco más que la pijama que llevaban puesta. La hija menor, violinista, dejó atrás su instrumento.