On June 12, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in A.J.T. v. Osseo, a case that examined whether claims by students arguing disability discrimination by school districts under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act of 1973 require a […]
The California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) board convened on June 12 to hear presentations on the accomplishments of the agency’s three centers in 2024–25 and their respective goals for 2025–26.
Pride Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of the LGBTQ community and also provides an opportunity to dig deeper into the challenges faced by LGBTQ youth and work with communities to ensure students have access to the wraparound services that help promote academic […]
It’s the time of year to celebrate the achievements of the graduating class of 2025! Not all graduations look the same, and some carry a powerful message of resilience and hope for the future. Such is the case for an alternative school in Butte County.
A new state-by-state report from ArtScan — a project of the Arts Education Partnership — details the current arts education policy landscape. The latest updates capture state arts education standards and instructional requirements, arts education assessment requirements and more. Researchers note that while many decisions […]
High-impact tutoring became one of the core solutions to addressing long-standing achievement gaps worsened by the pandemic. However, while many districts allocated Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds toward such initiatives, fewer than half of states are preparing to continue funding these efforts […]
June 6 was the official state legislative deadline for bills to pass out of their house of origin, which marks the halfway point in this year’s legislative calendar. It is the point at which bills introduced in their house, i.e. house of origin, must be […]
A new brief from EdResearch for Action breaks down the available evidence on when students should take Algebra I, how they should be placed and what supports promote success. Local educational agencies can use this information as they look to ensure equitable access to rigorous […]
A new National Education Association (NEA) evaluation of teacher pay and state spending on education in the United States shows California is far ahead of the curve in advancing teacher pay. The state ranks number one in the nation for average teacher salary in 2023–24 […]
The National Institute for Early Education Research’s (NIEER) 2024 State of Preschool report found that although state-led initiatives to advance early childhood education (ECE) hit “historic highs” in 2023–24, and preschool participation rebounded from the pandemic, overall progress has been “highly uneven from state to state.”
