Lisa Roebbelen said the best years of her life were spent learning to care for the dead. “The combination of science, and art, and anatomy, compassion, and ethics and service … having it all together ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes unifying the policymaking State Board of Education with the California Department of Education, a move he said would better align education efforts.

A new survey of public high school principals across the U.S. found widespread, heightened distress among students from immigrant families amid ICE raids.

In American education, the scars of the “accountability wars” still run deep. More than two decades after the federal No Child Left Behind Act established punitive, high-profile accountability require...

President Donald Trump has revived a longstanding Republican Party call to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. While the Cabinet-level department needs an act of Congress to be eliminated, the T...

Chief among many recommendations, the research center PACE urges putting the governor, not the state schools superintendent, in charge of the California Department of Education.

The Trump administration's decision to move some programs to other federal agencies has been met with criticism from California state officials and education advocates who argue that it will harm vuln...

University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Julie Marsh and James Bridgeforth about the unprecedented challenges facing California school board members and how t...

The federal government shutdown has caused California students and families to face a more complicated financial aid process, delaying access to federal awards and requiring additional time to complet...

A USC EdPolicy Hub study found that school board members in California face challenges such as partisan politics, changing technology and uncertain funding, and recommended increased training and comp...

Abstract: Chronic absenteeism—defined as missing 10 percent or more school days—has surged in California since the pandemic, with 20 percent of students chronically absent in 2023–24. This is not merely an educational issue but rather a symptom of deeper social and economic inequalities. Our research shows that while schools play an important role, they cannot solve the issue of chronic absenteeism alone. Meaningful progress requires coordinated, cross-sector efforts to tackle root causes such as housing instability, transportation challenges, economic insecurity, and limited access to health

Abstract: Chronic absenteeism—defined as missing 10 percent or more school days—has surged in California since the pandemic, with 20 percent of students chronically absent in 2023–24. This is not mere...

Greater focus on the expansion of career and technical education dual enrollment opportunities would strengthen the Master Plan for Career Technical Education.

State strategies for principal and teacher improvement are often superficial, fragmented, underfunded, and overly reliant on external vendors, writes Michael Kirst.