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California students are likely to see fewer cellphones and more gender-neutral bathrooms next year as new state education laws go into effect.
The five remaining universities that have not announced a decision on President Donald Trump's higher-education compact have been asked to join a White House call Friday to discuss the proposed deal, according to two people familiar with the matter. The people spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the private call. It follows a flurry of rejections from four of the nine universities invited to be "initial signatories" of the agreement. The White House asked university leaders to provide initial feedback by Oct. 20, yet as the deadline approaches, none have signed on to the document.
California law seeks to counter antisemitism in schools; critics say it has free speech implications
California's legislature made a controversial attempt to counter antisemitism in schools by restricting what teachers teach in classrooms. The effort created a political quagmire for Democrats who needed to balance the needs of Jewish communities against a growing pro-Palestinian base. California's Jewish lawmakers introduced the bill in response to intensifying clashes in schools and college campuses nationwide over the Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza. The version that passed and was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom does not mention the conflict, but prohibits the use of materials that would subject a student to illegal discrimination. Critics say the law silences constitutionally protected free speech and could allow bad-faith critics to dispute other controversial topics taught in schools
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A bill to reduce antisemitism in California’s classrooms by creating a new, statewide Office of Civil Rights is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s …
Members of three unions at the San Mateo County Community College District gathered en masse at the Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 10, protes…
Some of the most visible demonstrations on college campuses this fall have involved professors speaking up for the right to protest itself. After the pro-Palestinian tent encampments swept campuses last spring, colleges rolled out new restrictions on when and how demonstrations are allowed. To faculty, new protest rules threaten freedom of speech — and the freedom to think, both central to university life. Faculty members at colleges around the country have pushed back on the new rules with protests, vigils and demands for explanation.
Administrations and faculties at University of California campuses are embroiled in a searing controversy over requirements that applicants fo…
