These are the 10 most debated bills in California in 2025
By Ryan Sabalow, CalMatters People chat together at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Sept. 12, 2025. Photo…
Judge rules California trans child secrecy law unconstitutional
A federal judge in San Diego ruled that California’s policies allowing schools to hide students’ gender transitions from…
A Tiny SF High School Is Closing. Here’s What It Means for SFUSD
After shelving school closures last year and promising to hold off for the 2025-26 school year, the San…
Kern County Board of Education drops Ten Commandments proposal
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Kern County Board of Education decided Tuesday night to abandon its effort to…
Congress restores funding for rural schools
By Carolyn Jones, CalMatters Students in a classroom at Achieve Charter School of Paradise in Paradise on May…
Mishmashed leadership in CA education is unaccountable
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Students in a classroom at Achieve Charter School of Paradise in Paradise on May…
Kern County Board of Education postpones vote on Ten Commandments display at community schools
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Education postponed the discussion and vote on displaying the…
College kids’ math skills worse than ever — blame pass-the-buck schools
What happens when a child is promoted, grade by grade, through America’s K-12 school system but can’t actually…
Kern County Board of Education to consider approving Ten Commandments display at community schools Thursday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Education is slated to consider a resolution on Thursday…
Bakersfield schools allow religious opt-outs following Supreme Court ruling
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Bakersfield City School District revised its policy on religious beliefs and customs at…