EdSource: Not all California districts define English proficiency the same, holding many students back
Thu, 18 Jun 2026
Araceli Peñate’s daughter first scored a 4 on the English Language Proficiency Assessment of California while in sixth grade, meaning her English was “well developed” by state standards.
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Family of Fresno High student who died after in-class collapse asks court for help
Thu, 18 Jun 2026
Attorneys representing the family of Daniel Padilla Jr., the 14-year-old who died after collapsing at Fresno High earlier this year, are accusing the district of not properly responding to a records request regarding emergency response procedures.
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Some California schools get three times more funding than others. Here’s why
Thu, 18 Jun 2026
At Pinedale Elementary in Fresno, there’s almost no classroom aides, after-school tutors or behavioral counselors. Literacy activities and parent workshops are scarce. Field trips? Almost non-existent.
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Santa Rosa’s Spanish language campus to expand grade range, using ‘legal loophole’ for charter renewal
Wed, 17 Jun 2026
Santa Rosa City Schools renamed Santa Rosa Language Academy will launch a virtual program for high schoolers, renewing the charter without need for approval from an overlapping feeder district.
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Fresno Unified changes mascots to comply with new state law. What schools are impacted?
Wed, 17 Jun 2026
Fresno Unified School District replaced the mascots at three schools to comply with new state laws that restrict the use of Native American-related mascots, team names, and nicknames in California public schools.
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Twin Rivers nears superintendent pick amid enrollment, charter fiscal concerns
Wed, 17 Jun 2026
Twin Rivers Unified School District is expected to approve a new superintendent on June 23, as the district looks to address fiscal oversight concerns involving Highlands Community Charter and the district’s historic enrollment decline.
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S.F. schools won’t ban cellphones — yet. Now comes the fight over what happens next
Wed, 17 Jun 2026
San Francisco won’t be joining the growing list of California school districts banning student cell phone use on campuses, at least not yet.
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Modesto City Schools Board of Education votes to give itself over 290% pay raise
Wed, 17 Jun 2026
The Modesto City Schools Board of Trustees approved the first reading of a new bylaw compensating trustees with a $3,000 monthly stipend. Previously, the allotted monthly stipend was $765.
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In a dramatic vote, county board blocks LAUSD takeover of Locke High
Wed, 17 Jun 2026
In a dramatic turn, a county board has rejected an effort by the Los Angeles Unified School District to retake control of Locke High charter school in Watts, allowing an outside nonprofit to continue to run the campus based on the “best interest” of students.
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EdSource: California’s childcare and preschool providers struggle amid transitional kindergarten expansion
Wed, 17 Jun 2026
When one of Yolanda Thomas’ 4-year-old students left her family daycare for California’s transitional kindergarten program, she lost more than a child in her classroom. She also now had an open space that she would need to figure out how to fill.
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Santa Barbara Unified Bans YouTube at Junior Highs, High Schools
Tue, 16 Jun 2026
Following outcry from parents, the Santa Barbara Unified School District has officially banned YouTube at junior highs and high schools.
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Attempt to ban book at SLO County school library denied by board
Tue, 16 Jun 2026
The Lucia Mar school board rejected an effort to ban a prize-winning author’s book from the Arroyo Grande High School library at a meeting on Thursday.
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Judge grants diversion for former Sonora Elementary superintendent in mandatory reporting case
Tue, 16 Jun 2026
The criminal case against Cheryl Griffiths, the former superintendent of Sonora Elementary School District, is expected to be dismissed later this year after she completes 25 hours of community service and pays a $100 fine.
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Locke charter high school students are improving. Why that may not be enough to stop closure
Tue, 16 Jun 2026
On Tuesday, the fate of a groundbreaking school reform effort will go before the Los Angeles County Board of Education and the decision of whether to shut down the Locke High charter school in Watts will hinge on two different interpretations of academic progress.
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Oakland Unified vowed reparations for Black students. Five years later, much of the promise remains unfinished
Tue, 16 Jun 2026
When Pecolia Manigo’s eldest daughter lost out on a $20,000 scholarship after a breakdown over a grade dispute, Manigo heard more than one family’s frustration with a school system.
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Kids tormented by racist bullying at Inland Empire elementary school, lawsuit alleges
Tue, 16 Jun 2026
Two children at a Redlands elementary school faced racial harassment, discrimination and teasing for months, resulting in them being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, their mother alleged in a lawsuit filed against the school district.
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EdSource: California lawmakers pass budget with billions more for education as Newsom negotiations begin
Tue, 16 Jun 2026
Marking the start of two weeks of intensive negotiations, the Legislature passed a state budget Monday with higher revenue projections than those proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, providing several billion dollars in additional spending for TK-12 and community colleges in 2026-27.
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Schools combat teen-baiting tactics of social media apps
Mon, 15 Jun 2026
Again and again, the world’s leading social media companies have targeted students, even as complaints have mounted that they are hurting teenagers’ mental health and academic performance, according to a New York Times review of internal documents that lay bare for the first time these tactics to hook young users.
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Santa Paula middle school students expelled in AI image abuse case
Mon, 15 Jun 2026
Two Santa Paula Unified School District students were expelled for taking photos and creating sexually-explicit images of female classmates using artificial intelligence.
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Mother sues over alleged racism directed at sons at Redlands elementary school
Mon, 15 Jun 2026
The mother of two Redlands Unified students alleges in a lawsuit that district officials failed to protect her sons from months of racial harassment despite repeated complaints, substantiated investigations and community concerns about racism in district schools.
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Year in Review: In conversation with MCS superintendent Vanessa Buitrago
Mon, 15 Jun 2026
Successes and challenges went hand in hand during her first year as Modesto City Schools superintendent, Vanessa Buitrago told The Bee during a broad-ranging interview.
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EdSource: How schools in San Diego County drove more students to apply for financial aid
Mon, 15 Jun 2026
As California seeks to leave fewer financial aid dollars on the table for high school graduates, schools in San Diego County are combining persistence with persuasion to get more students to apply for aid.
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EdSource: Small-town school leader earns more than 670K votes in California superintendent race
Mon, 15 Jun 2026
A superintendent from a tiny school district in Kern County, working with only a dozen volunteers over three months, garnered at least 670,000 votes in her bid for California superintendent of public instruction, despite taking no campaign contributions.
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Ellwood School flips the switch on solar
Mon, 15 Jun 2026
Ellwood School just became the latest from Goleta Union to go solar.
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Despite the pressing need to improve the mathematics learning conditions and resultant achievement outcomes of Black boys, it is surprising that their experiences have received relatively little attention in the literature. Furthermore, the vast majority of what has been published has not been centered on the crucial role Black families and communities play in Black boys’ mathematics education. In this conceptual paper, we draw on BlackBoyCrit Pedagogy to illuminate how Black families and communities contribute to the early mathematics success of Black boys. In doing so, we offer three principles to highlight the assets that Black families and communities contribute to Black boys’ mathematics education. We also share recommendations for early-childhood research, policy, and practice to support Black boys’ mathematics success in the early grades. This article is part of a special issue titled “Parents, caregivers, and community in mathematics education.”
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AI tutoring platforms offer a promising path to scaling personalized instruction, but only if students use them. We report findings from two randomized controlled trials in which elementary students were assigned to use an AI literacy platform independently or with an in-person tutor focused on engagement, not direct instruction. Despite dedicated session time, nearly half of students in the control group never used the platform, and those who did averaged only 2-5 minutes per week. Working with human tutors increased average weekly platform usage by 1 to 4 minutes and engagement by 71-80%. However, usage remained low, and the intervention did not improve reading achievement. Findings suggest that access alone is insufficient; implementation and human support matter for promoting meaningful engagement with AI-based learning tools.
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