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With one contentious exception, school districts can check off most items on their wish list for 2026-27 with the release on Thursday of Gov. …
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Two Aragon High School students are working to increase literacy among young kids and senior citizens on how to use artificial intelligence, u…
Young students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time. In new data from research and testing company NWEA, first and second graders are scoring below kids pre-pandemic in math and reading. Math scores have risen a little each year. Reading scores have stayed flat. Researchers say the problem looks bigger than impacts from the pandemic. They point to emerging data that suggest parents are reading less to kids. Some districts say stronger phonics lessons and frequent check-ins help reading recover. And some states are expanding pre-K to boost early literacy.
I’m a high school junior, which means I’ll be putting on a cap and gown next year. But before I do, I’d really like to see California formally…
In San Mateo County, we pride ourselves on being a place of innovation. We build companies that change the world. We cultivate creativity, inv…
Every day, the second floor of the Redwood City Public Library is filled with the turning of pages and quiet buzz of conversation as tutors an…
Every generation thinks they lived through the fastest period of change in history. But this time, transformation is hitting all industries at…
A new California law is pushing for phonics-based reading instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms. The law provides training for school principals and reading specialists in the "science of reading," a method focused on vocabulary, comprehension and sounding out words rather than learning words by sight. The approach has led to improved reading scores in Mississippi, Louisiana and districts like Los Angeles Unified, which adopted it several years ago. The law also updates the state's list of textbooks, flash cards and other classroom reading materials to align with a phonics-based approach. The legislature passed the bill unanimously after it was made optional for schools to adopt phonics as a learning method.
TK-12 schools and community colleges can expect the same funding in 2025-26 that they received this year — plus a small cost-of-living adjustm…
Earlier this year, students across the country watched as wildfires devastated large parts of Southern California. Yet, even as they watched —…
