Despite near unanimous agreement on the need for more civic engagement among young people, some voter participation advocates in the Central Valley say they’re facing roadblocks from teachers and administrators.
Campaign spending on the race for California Superintendent of Public Instruction has now reached $40 million.
He won the district 3 seat with close to two-thirds of the vote.
As expected, the two candidates for State Superintendent heading to a November runoff are charter school leader Marshall Tuck and union-backed Tony Thurmond.
Current Superintendent Tim Taylor is not running for re-election.
Current Superintendent of Schools for Stanislaus County Tom Changnon has announced he will not run for reelection.
State lawmakers introduced their plan Thursday to get California students back in the classroom as quickly as possible.
California City High School in Kern County is offering a one-of-a-kind program that helps students learn valuable vocational skills while also earning college credits.
California voters have rejected a statewide ballot measure that would have reinstated affirmative action in college admissions processes in California.
“Will we start in person March 1? No we won’t,” said Santa Rosa City Schools Superintendent Diann Kitamura on Wednesday, quashing the long anticipated reopening of schools next month.