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What it would do: AB 6 would establish an Early Childhood Education Branch within the California Department of Education to “ensure a holistic implementation of early childhood education programs and ...

What it would do: The 2019-20 budget included more than $40 million to support a second year of tuition-free college for full-time community college students. AB 2 would expand eligibility for tuition ...

California lawmakers could set new education requirements for police officers, but the bill has critics from all sides — including former Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, who authored the ...

After the legislation moved to the Assembly in late May, Education Committee Chair Al Muratsuchi, D-Torrance, began meeting with stakeholders, including the California Teachers Association, to ...

States sue over billions in federal education funding that was supposed to begin flowing July 1. Trump officials are ...

(FOX40.COM) — Several new laws on a number of topics, including a few affecting education and internet platforms, will go into effect in California on July 1, 2025. Here are some of the changes ...

Only 43% of California third graders met the academic standards in the state’s standardized test in 2023. Only 27.2% of Black students, 32% of Hispanic students, and 35% of low-income children ...

Like most states, California does not require kindergarten as part of its compulsory education laws. California children who are 5 years old are eligible for kindergarten but are not required by ...