The California Lottery raised more than $2.25 billion for the state’s public schools in 2024, bringing to $46 billion the ...

California issued fewer K-12 teaching credentials for a second year in a row and fewer students enrolled in teacher ...

Claudia Hampton deftly navigated board politics, a recent book argues, using her wits to advocate on behalf of low-income ...

Michele Hillen-Noufer describes herself at 13 as “the shyest kid in the world.” She always loved ballet but hated public speaking until her father persuaded her to try out for “Godspell.” She wanted ...

The new laws expand state laws that were meant to protect child performers. Senate Bill 764 and Assembly Bill 1880 require ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Friday ordering state agencies to investigate the health impacts of ultra-processed foods and synthetic food dyes, and to increase access to ...

This year California schools will be required to teach students about the dangers of alcohol use.

One group with the teacher doing directed fast-paced instruction on letters, sounds and combining them to read syllables, ...

In literacy, the United States’ mean score was relatively close to the average; and numeracy sores were below the average.

Listen to 10 of our favorite podcast episodes from 2024, highlighting stories about everything from puppets to cell phone ...

Transitional kindergarten is a publicly funded pre-kindergarten year for California students who turn 5 in the first few months of the school year. Elementary schools are required to offer ...

Head Start is a national anti-poverty program for children from families living below the national poverty line. Much of the program is focused on providing preschool for 4-year-olds and support for ...