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Cal State campuses battle enrollment, money losses. How one is trying to turn it around
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (1229+ words) Several Cal State campuses are caught in a spiral of declining enrollment, threatening their budgets and programs. One in LA is focused on retention and re-enrolling students who dropped out. The first first day of fall semester for a university…...
Modern parenting means apps for sports, school and more. Where is the data going?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (984+ words) California is a national leader in data privacy. Yet state law has gaps that allow companies to collect and sell students" data. For every aspect of a student"s life, there"s a tech company trying to digitize it. Inside…...
CA private daycare centers struggle under free early-ed expansion
2+ week, 1+ day ago (664+ words) I'm CalMatters reporter Nigel Duara and I'm subbing in for Lynn today. Newsom's $3 billion-per-year universal transitional kindergarten proposal differs from that of other states, where families can choose between a free program at school or at a private center, which…...
Child care in California was already hard to find — the immigration crackdown has made it worse
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1125+ words) On a recent weekday morning in Los Angeles, a young mother dropped off her 2-year-old and 4-year-old at a child care center located in a neighbor's home. It was the 2-year-old's birthday, so she also brought a treat for the…...
What California school counselors are hearing from kids shaken by immigration raids
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (1746+ words) Kindergartners repeat worries heard at home. Older kids text to check on parents during class. Therapists say mental health is at risk now and in the long term. A new school year brings an array of feelings: excitement, anticipation, nervousness,…...
How AI chatbots are quietly stunting this soft skill in students
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (696+ words) This is a critical time to support trusted, unbiased journalism." "CalMatters member Joanna of El Cerrito Chatbots may give students quick answers when they have questions, but they won't help students form relationships that matter for college and life success....
Trump calls out California LGBTQ+ centers to justify big cuts to 'woke' campuses
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (1107+ words) San Diego's community college district finds itself directly in Trump's crosshairs: Its "pride centers" were the only items called out by name in the administration's plan to slash more than $10 billion of federal spending on education. Over 2,500 miles from Washington…...
Head Start gets a reprieve from Trump budget cuts, but the fight isn’t over
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1296+ words) Carolyn Jones covers K-12 education at CalMatters. A longtime news reporter, she's covered education for nearly a decade, focusing on everything from special education to state funding policies to inequities in student achievement. In 2023, she spent five weeks in Albania as…...
The ‘science of reading’ won’t be required in California schools, at least for now
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (715+ words) Carolyn Jones covers K-12 education at CalMatters. A longtime news reporter, she's covered education for nearly a decade, focusing on everything from special education to state funding policies to inequities in student achievement. In 2023, she spent five weeks in Albania as…...