Education Beat

A Central Valley dad applied for his green card and ended up separated from his wife and four kids, because of a change in immigration policy under the first Trump administration.

Gabriela Rodriguez stars in The San Jose Nutcracker and dreams of teaching others the joy of dance.

Alice Keeney had to study for months to learn how to operate nuclear reactors in the Navy. But when she tried to transfer her classes over to Cal Poly Pomona, they wouldn't give her credit. 

Tulare County is training first and second-year graduate students in social work and placing them in schools to help tackle a shortage of counselors.

A high school drama teacher was removed from the classroom in Temecula Valley Unified, after a parent complained students were reading the Pulitzer-prize-winning play, "Angels in America."

Many California community college STEM majors struggle to complete the math they need to transfer to four year universities. Two recent laws aim to fix it. 

In the wake of Trump's election we look at how his presidency and promised education policies might affect California schools, students, and educators. 

Millions of California voters found a blank spot on their ballot where they might normally see candidates for school board. Why?

A high school junior reflects on the significance of this moment and the importance of civic engagement for teenagers.

The district had found high levels of lead in the water during tests conducted over spring and summer, but it didn't share those results with parents and staff until this August.

Many school buildings in California are in dilapidated conditions, with leaky roofs, broken concrete, moldy walls or faulty air conditioning.

Thousands of students are passionate about becoming teachers and working toward that goal. Student journalist Clara Brownstein set out to find out what motivates them.

California State University and the University of California are revamping protest rules and banning encampments, barriers and, under certain circumstances, the wearing of face masks.

When Lenore Skenazy let her nine-year-old son ride the subway alone in New York, she was labeled "America's Worst Mom." She says schools and parents need to give kids more free play and independence.

University of Southern California researchers found that students who are chronically absent from school are much more likely to struggle with mental health challenges.

A staggering 97% of music students with Harmony Project graduate high school, and close to 80% go on to college. What's the secret?

Many school districts have taken steps to ban or restrict cell phones and smart watches in the classroom, to curb bullying, distraction and addiction.

Students will have easier access to mental health care, free menstrual products and climate change education, among other changes.

While California's get-tough 2010 truancy law remains on the books, districts are less and less likely to lean on punitive measures.

After participating in Fresno Unified's Teacher Academy, Aly Ortiz knows she wants to be a teacher.

A group of teachers, staff and parents are suing West Contra Costa Unified, saying the district violated students' rights by failing to address conditions and vacancies.

Washington State is preparing hundreds of teachers with bachelor's degrees at community colleges. Why not California?

Misty Her is the first woman to lead Fresno Unified since its inception in 1873, and the first Hmong person, in a district where 10% of English learners speak Hmong at home.

Children's Fairyland in Oakland is using puppets to help kids practice playing make believe, after teachers noticed a lack of imaginative play after the pandemic.

California's method for funding school construction has exacerbated inequalities, many say.