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Adam Echelman CalMatters San Diego is known for many things: surfing at La Jolla, the giant pandas at the zoo, and great Mexican food, to name a few. Now, there’s a new item on your must-see list. On billboards, buses, and through social media posts starting this week, the...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters Last week’s tussles between state officials and a pair of Southern California school boards may have died down, but they’ve thrown a spotlight on deeper tensions over who makes decisions for local schools — a rift that’s likely to grow as the culture wars escalate. Both...
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Cuando California aprobó la legislación histórica de Comidas escolares para todos en 2021, nos convertimos en el primer estado de la nación en brindar desayunos y almuerzos gratuitos para todos los estudiantes de K-12, independientemente de sus ingresos. Desde entonces, 26 estados han introducido una legislación similar en respuesta...
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When California passed the landmark School Meals for All legislation in 2021, we became the first state in the nation to provide free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 students regardless of income. Since then, 26 states have introduced similar legislation in response to the end of federal pandemic emergency food...
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A partir del próximo año, los almuerzos escolares en California podrán ser mucho más saludables si se aprueba un nuevo proyecto de ley que establecería directrices para el azúcar añadido. El Proyecto de Ley 348 del Senado limitaría la cantidad de azúcar añadida a 25 gramos por día. La senadora estatal...
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Starting next year, school lunches in California could get a lot healthier if a new bill passes to set guidelines for added sugar. Senate Bill 348 would limit the amount of added sugar to 25 grams a day. Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, authored the bill to improve the quality of...
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Los puntajes de las pruebas estandarizadas y las tasas de graduación de los estudiantes afroamericanos han estado muy por detrás de los de sus compañeros blancos y asiáticos. Durante décadas, los educadores y los legisladores han tratado de cerrar esa brecha de rendimiento, y una propuesta de financiamiento escolar en...
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Joe Hong CalMatters Black students’ standardized test scores and graduation rates have long trailed those of their white and Asian peers. For decades, educators and legislators have tried to close that achievement gap, and a school funding proposal in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new budget illustrates just how difficult it is...
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Pro-Palestinian advocates are speaking out to support student groups at the University of California-Berkeley Law School who voted not to host Zionist speakers, saying it is a matter of free speech. In August a group called Law Students for Justice in Palestine asked other student groups to pledge not to invite...
Adam Echelman CalMatters San Diego is known for many things: surfing at La Jolla, the giant pandas at the zoo, and great Mexican food, to name a few. Now, there’s a new item on your must-see list. On billboards, buses, and through social media posts starting this week, the...
Carolyn Jones CalMatters Last week’s tussles between state officials and a pair of Southern California school boards may have died down, but they’ve thrown a spotlight on deeper tensions over who makes decisions for local schools — a rift that’s likely to grow as the culture wars escalate. Both...
Cuando California aprobó la legislación histórica de Comidas escolares para todos en 2021, nos convertimos en el primer estado de la nación en brindar desayunos y almuerzos gratuitos para todos los estudiantes de K-12, independientemente de sus ingresos. Desde entonces, 26 estados han introducido una legislación similar en respuesta...
A partir del próximo año, los almuerzos escolares en California podrán ser mucho más saludables si se aprueba un nuevo proyecto de ley que establecería directrices para el azúcar añadido. El Proyecto de Ley 348 del Senado limitaría la cantidad de azúcar añadida a 25 gramos por día. La senadora estatal...
Starting next year, school lunches in California could get a lot healthier if a new bill passes to set guidelines for added sugar. Senate Bill 348 would limit the amount of added sugar to 25 grams a day. Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, authored the bill to improve the quality of...
Los puntajes de las pruebas estandarizadas y las tasas de graduación de los estudiantes afroamericanos han estado muy por detrás de los de sus compañeros blancos y asiáticos. Durante décadas, los educadores y los legisladores han tratado de cerrar esa brecha de rendimiento, y una propuesta de financiamiento escolar en...
Joe Hong CalMatters Black students’ standardized test scores and graduation rates have long trailed those of their white and Asian peers. For decades, educators and legislators have tried to close that achievement gap, and a school funding proposal in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new budget illustrates just how difficult it is...
Pro-Palestinian advocates are speaking out to support student groups at the University of California-Berkeley Law School who voted not to host Zionist speakers, saying it is a matter of free speech. In August a group called Law Students for Justice in Palestine asked other student groups to pledge not to invite...