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Union representing 1,100 CSU workers votes to authorize statewide strike
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December 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Union representing 1,100 CSU workers votes to authorize statewide strike
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December 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Judge rules California teachers are allowed to out transgender students to parents
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December 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Judge rules California teachers are allowed to out transgender students to parents
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Blocked by CSU, community college bachelor’s degrees closer to approval following new analysis
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December 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Blocked by CSU, community college bachelor’s degrees closer to approval following new analysis
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OPINION: 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.
COMMENTARY: 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…
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December 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
OPINION: 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.
Teamsters Local 2010, a union representing 1,100 workers within the Cal State University system, has voted to authorize a statewide strike — a move the union may choose to act on if its concerns aren’t addressed.
UPDATE: Union representing 1,100 CSU workers vote to authorize statewide strike
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December 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Teamsters Local 2010, a union representing 1,100 workers within the Cal State University system, has voted to authorize a statewide strike — a move the union may choose to act on if its concerns aren’t addressed.
California law bans colleges from withholding transcripts for unpaid balances, but more than one-fifth of community colleges still state they will continue to do so.
UPDATE: California Colleges defy law, blocking transcripts over unpaid balances
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December 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
California law bans colleges from withholding transcripts for unpaid balances, but more than one-fifth of community colleges still state they will continue to do so.
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.
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…
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December 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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.
OPINION: 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.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
OPINION: 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.
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Tuition costs vary from the University of California to the state’s most elite
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December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Tuition costs vary from the University of California to the state’s most elite
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Tuition costs vary from the University of California to the state’s most elite
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December 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Tuition costs vary from the University of California to the state’s most elite
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When Heather Povinelli was in teacher training while in college, there was a moment she believed her dwarfism would thwart her dream of becoming a teacher — a kindergartner grabbed her on the playground.
“I just stayed there frozen. We were eye to eye. I knew I couldn’t push away,” she said.
“I just stayed there frozen. We were eye to eye. I knew I couldn’t push away,” she said.
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.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
When Heather Povinelli was in teacher training while in college, there was a moment she believed her dwarfism would thwart her dream of becoming a teacher — a kindergartner grabbed her on the playground.
“I just stayed there frozen. We were eye to eye. I knew I couldn’t push away,” she said.
“I just stayed there frozen. We were eye to eye. I knew I couldn’t push away,” she said.
New federal alert warns that 132 schools and colleges in California produce ‘lower earnings’
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December 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New federal alert warns that 132 schools and colleges in California produce ‘lower earnings’
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Meet the researcher using sass and social media to transform bilingual education
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December 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Meet the researcher using sass and social media to transform bilingual education
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The district’s top financial officer, Lisa Grant-Dawson, abruptly resigned Dec. 12, and Chief of Staff Dan Bellino was released by interim Superintendent Denise Saddler the same day without warning or cause.
UPDATE: Two key senior officials depart Oakland Unified amid budget shortfall
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December 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The district’s top financial officer, Lisa Grant-Dawson, abruptly resigned Dec. 12, and Chief of Staff Dan Bellino was released by interim Superintendent Denise Saddler the same day without warning or cause.
Meet the researcher using sass and social media to transform bilingual education
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December 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Meet the researcher using sass and social media to transform bilingual education
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December 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Judge weighs arguments on whether new antisemitism law will tread on teachers’ rights
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December 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Judge weighs arguments on whether new antisemitism law will tread on teachers’ rights
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New federal alert warns that 132 schools and colleges in California produce ‘lower earnings’
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December 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
New federal alert warns that 132 schools and colleges in California produce ‘lower earnings’
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The Oakland Unified School District has approved a $103 million plan to remain solvent that includes vague cuts and aims to boost attendance to generate additional revenue.
UPDATE: Oakland schools face cuts to special education, libraries and sports
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December 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The Oakland Unified School District has approved a $103 million plan to remain solvent that includes vague cuts and aims to boost attendance to generate additional revenue.
The law, Assembly Bill 715, aims to reinforce existing anti-discrimination laws and create an Office of Civil Rights and an Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator.
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.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The law, Assembly Bill 715, aims to reinforce existing anti-discrimination laws and create an Office of Civil Rights and an Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator.