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How early care apprenticeships can help address California’s dire teacher shortage

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California is in the midst of a decade-long and ever-present teacher shortage crisis. Since 2016, the state has invested $1.2 billion to address the issue, and while this infusion of resources seemed to help make a difference initially, there has been a 33% decline in teachers — over 5,300 total — since the 2020-21 school year.

California is banning artificial food dyes in school snacks and drinks. Here’s what the science says

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Many brightly colored kids’ snacks and beverages will disappear from California schools under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Sunday that bans certain artificial food dyes from K-12 campuses.

More California schools are banning smartphones, but kids keep bringing them

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At Bullard High School in Fresno, it’s easy to see the benefits of banning students’ cellphones. Bullying is down and socialization is up, principal Armen Torigian said. Enforcing the smartphone restrictions? That’s been harder.

Rural schools at risk of losing key funding

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Counties with large areas of public land get federal funding that many rural schools rely on. The most recent round of payments in May will be the last unless Congress votes to extend the program.

California could require kids to learn how to manage money. Should voters decide curriculum?

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Students would learn about paying for college, online banking, taxes, budgeting, credit, retirement accounts, loans, how the stock market works and other topics.

Career pathways: Why more high school students want them

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Steers, sheep, horses, pigs, rabbits, chickens, a sweet-smelling tangerine grove and acres of rotating crops are part of Madera South’s agriculture pathway for students—one of thousands of career-focused courses in California high schools that are part of a renaissance in career and technical education.

Rural California schools are desperate for state help, from special education to construction

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Despite California being the most populous state, 35% of its school districts are considered rural – which the state defines as having fewer than 600 students and located more than 25 miles from a city. Nearly every county, including some of the most populous, has rural schools, even Los Angeles.

A ‘pocket of hope’: This California school district made a difference on Black students’ scores

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“I saw those scores and I was elated,” said Jessica Goode, principal of Emery High School. “All the work we’ve done has paid off. It’s been a challenge—there’s no road map because almost no one’s ever done this successfully.”

Reading scores climb after targeted intervention at California’s worst-performing schools

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In a study released Sunday night, researchers at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education found that the percent of third-graders in the program who met or nearly met the state reading standards rose 6 percentage points, compared to students at similar schools.

Many rural California communities are desperate for school construction money. Will a new bond measure offer enough help?

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Some beleaguered school superintendents say the money will not be nearly enough to fix all the dry rot, leaky roofs and broken air conditioners in the state’s thousands of school buildings. And it won’t change a system that they say favors wealthy, urban, left-leaning areas that can easily pass local bond measures to make needed repairs.

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