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UC faculty to consider its own high school ethnic studies mandate

2 days ago | edsource.org | John Fensterwald

Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource KEY TAKEAWAYSThe UC course criteria would promote the Liberated Ethnic Studies perspective. It would likely become the default ethnic studies course in K-12 districts. It would contradict the state’s own voluntary, open-ended model curriculum. School districts are looking to the May revision of the state budget to learn if Gov. Gavin Newsom will press ahead with a mandate to offer a high school ethnic studies course whose implementation is contingent on state funding.
Tasas en descenso, riesgo en aumento: Disminuyen las tasas de vacunación en California

3 days ago | edsource.org | Karen D'Souza

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UPDATE: Low third grade reading level in Sacramento County called ‘crisis’

6 days ago | edsource.org | Thomas Peele

News Brief Friday, April 18, 2025 — 9:29 am Just 38% of third graders in Sacramento County are reading at grade level, according to a report by Sacramento Literacy Foundation. Researchers described the situation as a “crisis,” the Sacramento Bee reported. The report found that students in unincorporated Sacramento County districts read at even lower levels, with 35% reading at grade level, according to the foundation.
Californians ding Newsom’s, lawmakers’ handling of schools in survey

6 days ago | edsource.org | John Fensterwald

Key Takeaways from pPIC Education surveyFive years ago, Californians thought schools were headed in the right direction; they no longer do. Most adults say teaching basics should be the No. 1 goal of school; parents of students disagree. Nearly all in the survey agree that teachers’ pay is too low. Californians’ confidence in their public schools and approval of how Gov.
UPDATE: Report: California’s high school class of 2024 missed out on half a billion dollars in Pell Grants

1 week ago | edsource.org | Amy DiPierro

News Brief Thursday, April 17, 2025 — 11:42 am California high school graduates in the class of 2024 who did not complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid would have been eligible for Pell Grants totaling more than half a billion dollars, according to an analysis by the National College Attainment Network, or NCAN.
UPDATE: Judge orders temporary stop to Sonoma State academic cuts

1 week ago | edsource.org | Karen D'Souza |Yuxuan Xie |Justin Allen |Daniel Willis

A superior court judge has asked Sonoma State University to temporarily halt a plan that would discontinue 22 majors and six academic programs as part of a maneuver to plug the university’s almost $24 million budget shortfall. Judge Kenneth English’s temporary restraining order comes in response to a request by seven Sonoma State student-athletes, who sued the university to interrupt a proposal that also eliminates all NCAA Division II sports at the university.
Amid deadly measles outbreak, California’s childhood vaccination rates are falling

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

Sixteen California counties have fallen below the herd immunity marker against measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, amid a sprawling outbreak. A rise in vaccine skepticism stemming from pandemic discord, experts warn, may be driving the decline. School nurses and doctors are often on the front lines of battle to explain the need to immunize against once-controlled diseases. Before the pandemic, Lillian Lopez never questioned the safety of vaccines.
UPDATE: L.A. Community College trustee is the latest candidate for state superintendent of public instruction

1 week ago | edsource.org | Karen D'Souza |Yuxuan Xie |Justin Allen |Daniel Willis

A Los Angeles Community College District trustee and labor leader announced her candidacy this week for State Superintendent of Public Instruction in what could be a crowded race in 2026 to succeed Tony Thurmond. Nichelle Henderson is a former middle school teacher at Compton Unified, who currently works at Cal State Los Angeles as a faculty adviser and clinical field supervisor with the Cal State TEACH teacher preparation program.
No compromise on literacy bill as hearing deadline looms

1 week ago | edsource.org | John Fensterwald

The sponsors and opponents of a comprehensive, statewide approach to teaching early literacy are no closer to a deal than a year ago. The latest bill would require the State Board of Education to designate courses in research-based methods of teaching reading, also known as the science of reading, and for all K-5 teachers to take them. The board would approve textbooks and materials for teachers to use.
End of federal grants could worsen teacher shortages

1 week ago | edsource.org | Diana Lambert

Credit: Carlos Kosienski/Sipa via AP Images Top Takeaways$600 million in federal grants for teacher preparation is in limbo while the court decides whether the Trump administration can cancel the funding. Some California university and school district leaders are unsure whether programs can continue without help from the federal government.