California Department Of Education
Celebrating a religious or cultural holiday that falls on a school day? Here’s what to know
Credit: Liv Ames / EdSource Students are wrapping up their semesters and slowly lapsing into holiday mode. But, as some […]
November 26, 2025
California officials condemn Trump’s plan to break up U.S. Department of Education
Education Secretary Linda McMahon walks back to her seat with the executive order to dismantle the Department of Education signed […]
November 19, 2025
State finds Oakland Unified created ‘discriminatory environment’ for Jewish students
The Palestinian flag flies at Fremont High School in Oakland in October 2023. Credit: Zack Haber / X Top Takeaways […]
November 6, 2025
A look at student poverty through free or reduced-price meal eligibility in California schools
Amid the uncertainty over the government shutdown and the future of federal SNAP funding, school communities across California are voicing […]
November 4, 2025
What is happening to ethnic studies in California?
In the 2023-24 school year in Fresno, Duncan Poly High School students in Gabriel Perez’s ethnic studies class discussed how […]
October 21, 2025
New law changes how California kids learn to read
Melissa Ramirez, a first grade teacher at Lockeford Elementary in Lodi, holds up a flashcard while students say and spell […]
October 9, 2025
How the federal government shutdown will impact California’s schools and students
Flags fly outside of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call […]
October 2, 2025
Federal guidance for English learners rescinded
Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Top Takeaways The Trump administration […]
September 8, 2025
How a Sacramento charter school misused $180 million and became a poster child for reform
Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools’ main campus in Sacramento County. Credit: Diana Lambert/EdSource Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools […]
September 3, 2025