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Joni Land/A new report from the state library’s Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse shows that from July 2022 to June 2023 more book titles were challenged in Oregon than in any other year since tracking began in the 1980s. -
Miguel Gutierrez Jr.<br/>/CalMattersCalifornia would penalize school boards that ban books based on inclusion of certain groups under a bill the governor is expected to sign into law. But some fear unintended consequences.
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Nearly a third of K-12 students statewide were chronically absent in 2020-21, more than three times the pre-pandemic rate. Some school officials fear that pattern will become the new normal. -
Thousands of kids across Oregon are guaranteed summer and after-school programs in the coming school year with millions in new federal funding.
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Students, educators and families are preparing for a historic year in Oregon schools.
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It was a tale of two opposing events on parents’ role in California schools — though one was postponed because of Tropical Storm Hilary.
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State researchers offer recommendations on how schools can become more heat-resilient in the face of global warming. Proposed changes to state law could make it easier to build shade structures.
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School funding, educator pay increases and early reading investments are on pause with Senate Republicans in week three of their walkout.
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Oregon school districts and community organizations are hearing from the head of the state education department, that they shouldn’t plan on money from the state for summer programs this year.
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As heavy storms keep pounding California with torrential rains and a record Sierra snowpack is poised to melt and send rivers surging over their banks, more than a fifth of the state’s 10,000 K-12 schools are at a high or moderate risk of flooding, an analysis of federal data by EdSource shows.
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Bills to address both real and false threats of school violence are on the Legislature’s docket this week — several of them have bipartisan support.
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California high school students will be required to pass an ethnic studies class to graduate, starting with the class of 2030. That means the state needs lots of new ethnic studies teachers. But do educators need a special credential to teach ethnic studies? Some ethnic studies advocates say allowing any social science teacher to instruct the subject will lead to watered down and ineffective courses, while school districts argue that flexibility is important if they’re going to fill the roles.
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Several bills introduced this legislative session would mandate better services for students with disabilities, but some have already died.
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Results suggest how schools teach reading matters more than a student's family income or English proficiency.
