California teachers in training have to spend at least 600 hours in a classroom, often unpaid. New programs provide them an income.

Los líderes de San Diego están acelerando planes para limpiar el río Tijuana y proteger la salud pública de la contaminación.

California schools' funding went from next-to-the-last to 13th highest while Gavin Newsom has been governor. But reading and math test scores didn't rise as high.

Cal State campuses have mixed records in returning Native remains and artifacts to tribes. Campus officials say they are working diligently to follow legal mandates but the process can be arduous, ...

Rooftop solar gets wrongly scapegoated for driving up utility bills. The dominant drivers are wildfire capital and guaranteed profits.

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California schools have made progress, but researchers say the state needs to shift away from district local control and ...

Voters in Latino-majority precincts had the largest shift toward supporting Prop. 50 compared to 2024 election results .

Katie Porter released an ad joking about her temper. But experts say the touchy issue reveals a double standard for women ...