Southern California is a region that’s often thought of as a destination full of entertainment and the sun-kissed metropolis ...
For generations, we have let ourselves believe a damaging myth: that some people are simply "math people," and some are not. But math ability isn't a personality trait. It is a skill, and like other ...
A California judge has given Kars4Kids 30 days to either take its ads off the air or update them to disclose its affiliations ...
California lawmakers are charging ahead with a controversial plan to ban kids under 16 from TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms — clearing a major hurdle despite a growing chorus of ...
Leading literacy experts agreed that more young California students need to learn how to read, but they couldn’t reach a concensus on how to make it happen. While several participants in EdSource’s ...
At a minimum, schools should teach children to read. But for years California’s elementary schools have been failing many of them. The results are so obvious even those who struggle to read can see ...
A California mom concerned about a new state measure requiring judges to consider whether a parent has affirmed their child’s belief that they are transgender during custody battles warned Sunday that ...
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Kekoa Gittens was 3, his preschool teacher told his mother he was a problem. He couldn’t sit still. He didn’t ...
In June of last year, in an interview with the New York Times, Governor Gavin Newsom spoke strongly about the “California Effect.” It’s a phrase that accurately describes the state’s long-standing ...
Fewer than half of California students are reading by third grade. Even fewer Black and Latino students meet that standard. While the state has taken some steps to get all kids to grade level, there ...