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December 23, 2025
Federal judge rules California teachers are allowed to 'out' transgender students to parents
The ruling applies to all public schools in California and is a victory for two teachers who claimed that district policies violated their constitutional free speech and religious rights.
Emma Gallegos
December 23, 2025
Blocked by CSU, community college bachelor's degrees closer to approval following new analysis
A 2021 state law allows community colleges to create bachelor's degrees, so long as they don't duplicate what the state universities offer. Seven proposed degrees have stalled for years because of objections from California State University.
Michael Burke
Commentary
December 22, 2025
The path to universal preschool in California: Avoiding past mistakes
California is expanding its transitional kindergarten (TK) to a universal prekindergarten (UPK) system, and must learn from the mistakes of the 1971 federal effort to create a universal early care and education system, which was vetoed by President Nixon.
Savitha Moorthy and Amie Latterman
December 22, 2025
Her dwarfism once scared her away from teaching — now it's her strength
Heather Povinelli, who once gave up on her dream of teaching in college due to her height, was named one of five California Teachers of the Year.
Emma Gallegos
Commentary
December 21, 2025
Don't fight veterans on earning college credit for their military experience
We owe our former service members more than gratitude. As educators, we owe them clear, affordable pathways to degrees and credentials that lead to family-sustaining wages by giving them college credit for knowledge and skills they learned in the service.
Sonya Christian
December 19, 2025
Meet the researcher using sass and social media to transform bilingual education
A former teacher-turned-principal-turned-researcher, José Medina calls on his own childhood trauma in school to spread his message about validating and acknowledging students' languages and identities.
Zaidee Stavely
December 18, 2025
New federal alert warns that 132 schools and colleges in California produce 'lower earnings'
Student aid forms now disclose if a college’s graduates earn less than a high school-only benchmark. Critics say it’s not fair.
Amy DiPierro
December 17, 2025
Judge weighs arguments on whether new antisemitism law will tread on teachers’ rights
The law, Assembly Bill 715, aims to reinforce existing anti-discrimination laws and create an Office of Civil Rights and an Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator.
John Fensterwald
Commentary
December 17, 2025
Four common mistakes California districts can avoid when choosing a math curriculum
Choosing a math curriculum isn’t just about what books and materials to buy, it’s what kind of classrooms we want to build for our students in California.
Francisco Villegas
December 17, 2025
Ideas for improving California’s school funding formula come with billion-dollar costs; here's why
A new report by the Public Policy Institute of California estimates the cost of various reforms to California's education funding formula.
John Fensterwald
December 16, 2025
Judge could halt California antisemitism school law ahead of Jan. 1 rollout
A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday on a motion to block a California law aimed at preventing antisemitism in schools, which the plaintiffs argue violates their First Amendment rights and is overly broad.
John Fensterwald
December 16, 2025
Districts provide more career education, so students can find their passion sooner
Districts are increasingly using Career Technical Education to raise awareness and offer career exploration to students, even those in elementary school.
