Culture
California community college launches program only for ‘students of color’(The Center Square) – A new California community college pre-faculty training program is marketed as only available to non-white graduate students, leading to calls of discrimination. In a program hosted… Read More
Government
‘Back to the pony express’: California superintendents criticize expensive electric school bus mandateSome California public schools are pushing back against a new law mandating all school buses be electric by 2035. In October, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill… Read More
Public Education
Watchdog claims California university department’s anti-Israel activism likely violated school policy, state laws(Daily Caller News Foundation) – University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) faculty may have violated school policies and state law after engaging in multiple anti-Israel events and protests over the… Read More
Courts
Judge orders California school district to reinstate teachers who refused to lie parents under trans policy(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal judge ruled Wednesday that two California teachers who were placed on administrative leave for refusing to hide students’ gender transitions from parents should… Read More
Culture
California illegal immigrants eligible for taxpayer-funded gender reassignment(The Center Square) – California’s expansion of taxpayer-funded healthcare eligibility to nearly all illegal immigrants also includes access to gender reassignment surgery. While California already did offer taxpayer-funded healthcare to… Read More
Government
California law requiring gender-neutral toy aisles goes into effect Jan. 1(The Center Square) – California’s law requiring stores to include gender-neutral toy aisles goes into effect Jan. 1, with noncompliant stores to be fined $250 for their first violation and… Read More
Congress
California to lose four Congressional seats after 2030 Census; Texas, Florida to gain(The Center Square) – California is projected to lose four congressional seats after the 2030 Census, with Texas positioned to gain four and Florida to gain three, says the… Read More
Courts
Saying ‘gender is binary and cannot be changed’ got an award-winning California teacher fired. He’s fighting back.(The Daily Signal) – A gay fifth grade teacher in Glendale, California, is suing the Glendale Unified School District after he was suspended then fired for… Read More
Public Education
San Fran school board approves big raises; then projects $610 million deficits(The Center Square) – The San Francisco Unified School District is projecting a combined spending deficit of almost $611 million in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years after giving out… Read More
Culture
California AG opposes parental notification policy, ban on critical race theory(The Center Square) – California attorney general Rob Bonta submitted an amicus curiae supporting a lawsuit against Temecula Valley Unified School District’s policies of requiring parental notification if a… Read More
Public Education
Study finds scientific, phonics-based reading significantly improves literacy(The Center Square) – Scientific, phonics-based reading programs in California serving the state’s 75 worst-performing schools comparatively accelerated reading learning by 25% and boosted math advancement by 12% relative to… Read More
Public Education
Teachers still battling California district that locked them out over their refusal to lie on trans policiesTwo teachers are asking a federal district judge to cite the Escondido Union School District (EUSD) for contempt, after keeping the pair locked out of classes… Read More
Courts
California mom urges Supreme Court review of custody cases for parents who disagree with their children transitioning genders(The Center Square) – A California mother who lost her daughter to suicide after transitioning and was removed from her custody for not supporting her gender identity filed an amicus… Read More
Public Education
Oakland elementary teachers call for pro-Palestine ‘teach-in,’ promote union resources that ignore HolocaustElementary teachers with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) plan on having a “teach-in” to promote solidarity with Hamas to students, with the help of the local teachers’ union. “We’re… Read More
Public Education
Largest university system in US launches strike for more pay, ‘gender-inclusive’ restrooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – California State University (CSU) faculty launched a series of strikes on Monday, according to the Associated Press. The strikes will include four single-day events taking… Read More
Culture
Former DEI director, accused of white supremacy despite being black, condemns DEI ideology for being antisemitic, harming minority studentsDr. Tabia Lee was fired from her diversity, equity and inclusion job because she wasn’t “the right type of black person.” Now, she’s speaking out against… Read More
Government
California will soon fine stores that don’t have a ‘gender neutral’ kids toy section(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A new California law slated to go into effect on January 1, 2024, will mandate stores that sell children’s items to have a gender neutral… Read More
Public Education
Middle school course tells students to explore sexual identities, ‘understand the politics of privilege’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Long Beach Unified School District in California is offering courses to children encouraging them to explore their sexual identities and study social justice, according to… Read More
Government
New California law requiring ‘media literacy’ in most subjects may sneak woke ideology in K-12 classrooms, critics say(The Center Square) – A new California law mandates that K-12 students learn “media literacy” in math, science, history and social science curriculums, leading some experts to warn of possible… Read More
Public Education
Federal magistrate sides with professor in First Amendment suit against a college’s DEI policiesA federal magistrate sided with a professor in a First Amendment case where a California college was seeking to take punitive actions against the teacher for not cooperating with diversity… Read More