California’s reading scores have slowly improved after the state invested in several approaches, including literacy coaches for teachers.
Category: K-12 Education
At the last minute, the California budget cut funding that pays for school libraries’ fees for online research materials.
Due to education department cuts, the agency might not be able to administer federal funding or oversee education law, a new report finds.
School funding in California steers a lot to wealthy districts and to those with high-needs students. Those in the middle get a lot less.
Native American students in California who are mixed race are not identified by their tribal affiliations. A proposed law would change that.
California is proposing to ban student cell phones, but the original plan to include all K-12 schools now exempts high schools.
Proposal would require California schools to test kindergartners for basic math skills and get help to those who are behind.
California schools have made progress, but researchers say the state needs to shift away from district local control and increase oversight.
California teachers in training have to spend at least 600 hours in a classroom, often unpaid. New programs provide them an income.
Democrats Richard Barrera, Anthony Rendon, Al Mursatsuchi and Josh Newman are running for California superintendent in the 2026 election. So is Republican Sonja Shaw.