Bay Area School Tracker

A potential lawsuit by state superintendent candidate Sonja Shaw against AB 181's shift of CDE control to a governor-appointed director is unlikely to...

AB 2440 would let smaller districts pool Prop. 28 funds across schools to hire itinerant arts teachers and launch shared programs like orchestras and...

San Francisco Unified's ethnic studies program, now a graduation requirement, produced clear academic gains across 10 student cohorts.

• Overall...

The U.S. House proposed a nearly $2 billion cut (10%) to Title I funding for low-income schools plus elimination of support for teacher development...

Ten House Republican bills would codify outsourcing of most U.S. Department of Education K-12 and higher education programs to other agencies. The...

State Governance Overhaul

• 🔥 Newsom Signs AB 181: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 181 creating an appointed Education Commissioner to run...

California's SB 1067 would mandate math assessments for kindergarten through second grade starting January 2028.

• Early identification goal: Spot...

A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge issued a tentative ruling directing the East Side Union High School District to keep Escuela Popular open,...

By creating an appointed Education Commissioner to run the Department of Education while expanding the elected superintendent's voice, the signed bill...

• $2.4 billion added to special education, a 43% jump that sets uniform per-student funding at $1,340 for all local agencies including Bay Area...

California AG Rob Bonta warns that terminating federal mental health grants would force high-need districts to lay off counselors and social workers,...

Local School Operations

• 🔥 Escuela Popular Charter Stay: Santa Clara County Superior Court issued a tentative ruling keeping Escuela Popular...

A Santa Clara County Superior Court ruling has temporarily blocked the East Side Union High School District's April revocation of Escuela Popular's...

California's proposed State Seal of Climate Literacy would push Bay Area districts to add approved courses and experiential projects by the 2028-2029...

Gov. Newsom signed legislation adding $2.4 billion for special education, aiming to ease district strains from rising costs.

• Sacramento City...

The State Board’s no-action vote on Aspire Golden State Prep’s appeal highlights vagueness in AB 1505 renewal standards for middle-tier schools,...

State Education Budget Signed

• 🔥 Newsom Signs $128B Education Budget: Gov. Newsom signed the state budget allocating $128 billion for education,...

California approved $2.4 billion for special education—a 43% year-over-year increase and the largest in state history.

Special ed enrollment is...

Gov. Newsom signed legislation allocating $2.4 billion in special education funding to all California educational agencies, aiming to raise...

• $500 million KIT Program expands kitchen infrastructure, staff training, and scratch cooking across California districts
• Continued School Meals...