How much money have California superintendent candidates raised? EXPLORE THE NUMBERS: bit.ly/4dPhOtM

Social media giants settle first of more than a thousand school district lawsuits LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4uju4si

Pell Grants extended to include short-term workforce training programs LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4tHqrLC

LAUSD students who get real-world job training are also better prepared for college LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4dzukMO

The suit is a test case among more than 1,200 similar lawsuits that claim that top social media platforms disrupt learning and force public schools to spend massive funds fighting a mental health crisis.

A new report found strong outcomes in career tech programs for students who complete them.

Education leaders applauded increased special education funding, but called for increased funding for English learners and subsidized childcare. edsource.org/2026/califor...

California education leaders react to Gov. Newsom’s revised budget LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4uRnfxV

Canvas cyberattack ended, but California college students are still catching up LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4uJpX8S

California transgender track champion moves closer to state meet amid protests LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4uOgPzH

Berkeley Unified staff struggles through brutal yearly layoff process LEARN MORE: bit.ly/43cZjJC

Newsom’s revised budget eases budget worries for UC and Cal State LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4uTGsPU

Schools could get billions more in Newsom’s final budget plan — with one catch LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4dJYz4L

Fresno Unified to balance the budget with classroom, other staff cuts LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4uOL4GW

Fresno Unified opposes development, warns of school closures, funding loss LEARN MORE: bit.ly/3RGruy1

Undergraduate students value personal growth and career outcomes in college, survey finds LEARN MORE: bit.ly/42zuwqo

How should schools and teachers approach using screens in schools? LEARN MORE: bit.ly/42Uq99z

Fresno Unified this week finalized hundreds of layoff notices to balance a multimillion-dollar budget deficit.

California students still lag in reading. The South may show the way LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4u8PjNk

Simplified FAFSA form leads to more awards after ‘botched’ rollout LEARN MORE: bit.ly/434u4Ar

UC medical center and campus workers across state set to strike LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4ulrfH6

Amid national ‘reading recession,’ some California districts’ reading and math scores are on the rise LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4nrla9z

California needs to double down on attention to math, researchers say LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4dl6JPJ

Data-driven strategies appear to be working for Modesto City Schools and Compton Unified, where scores are rising faster than demographically similar districts.

When students fall behind in the early grades, they rarely catch up; a lack of teacher coaching compounds low performance.

OPINION: Experience and research point to the need for teachers to strike a balance between direct instruction of facts and developing students' scientific curiosity as they pursue team projects.

Canvas parent company says hackers returned stolen student data LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4dku449

Kids need protected recess in schools, pediatrician group says LEARN MORE: bit.ly/3RmAzMp

Essential or excessive? Schools grapple with use of i-Ready to support learning LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4nnRJW5

California schools could get billions more in Newsom’s May budget revision LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4noD6ll

Some parents and teachers say the program does more harm than good, and doesn’t improve academic outcomes. i-Ready, created in 2011, is used in thousands of schools nationwide by more than 13 million students, including major California districts like Los Angeles, Fresno and Oakland.

Trump administration suspends research grants to UC Berkeley LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4u0C41j

English learners could miss out on support under Newsom proposal, advocates warn LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4dl0TxU

Budget deficits threaten Richmond High School’s thriving music program LEARN MORE: bit.ly/3R67AMK

Canvas owners identify vulnerability exploited by hackers LEARN MORE: bit.ly/49HN1MZ

New York to participate in Trump’s school choice program LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4tE6VzW

OPINION: California should continue funding the Student Success Coach Learning Network in the 2026-27 state budget, which reaches out to support students who are in danger of disengaging from school.

Newsom proposed to only consider students “at risk of becoming a long-term English learner” if they’ve been enrolled for six years.

Landmark Stanford research finds California’s education system lacks coherence LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4u50jLY

The number of students from California public high schools enrolled in the University of California and California State University EXPLORE MORE: bit.ly/4uxrheQ

‘Wellness without silos’: LAUSD board member introduces resolution to reshape student mental health support LEARN MORE: bit.ly/49CSJQd

‘She broke me down’: Students and families detail unsafe, unsupportive environments at LAUSD schools LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4dx7Ywq

Cal State clears way for reduced-credit degree programs LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4eCtu3Z

University of California, Cal State systems restrict Canvas access after hack LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4niSAac

Court blocks Trump administration from cutting humanities grants LEARN MORE: bit.ly/42nNosc

Los Angeles Unified board member Karla Griego hosted the community event to hear concerns about safety and mental health.

To address a student mental health crisis, Griego proposes integrated wellness teams of educators and support workers.

This was a tremendous project led by Susanna Loeb. I am proud to have written technical papers on the Dashboard and on curriculum implementation, as well as the summary report on curriculum. I’m hopeful this work leads to real change for California.

New degrees require fewer than the traditional 120 units for completion.

California’s investment in secondary school redesign is a down payment on our students’ futures READ MORE: bit.ly/3P7vDuc