California
Gov. Newsom signed the Phone-Free Schools Act into law. It requires California school districts to draft policies restricting or banning student cellphone use.
Sept. 23, 2024
A guidance counselor at a West L.A. high school has been charged with having an unlawful sexual relationship with a 16-year-old male student, authorities said.
Sept. 21, 2024
Both UC and CSU had expressed concerns about the bill, saying it could cause them to run afoul of federal law.
Malibu and Caltrans and other agencies are being sued by the families of four Pepperdine students killed by a speeding driver as well as an injured fifth student.
Sept. 20, 2024
Huntington Beach, saying parents have a ‘right to know,’ seeks to block a state law shielding teachers from having to disclose students’ gender identity.
Sept. 18, 2024
Educators are using the genre to teach both Spanish and Latin culture to a growing number of U.S.-born Latinos not fluent in their heritage language.
Sept. 19, 2024
Former students of Olivet University, headquartered near Anza in a remote part of Riverside County, claim they were required to work, at times for no pay, and couldn’t leave campus without permission.
The charges, all misdemeanors, included failure to disperse at the scene of a riot and resisting arrest.
Climate & Environment
She was a freshman when she started a campaign for green schools in Long Beach and quickly discovered that patience was the key to success.
Sept. 15, 2024
An Orange County teacher who allegedly fathered a child with a teenage student decades ago has been placed on administrative leave as police investigate allegations of sexual abuse.
Sept. 14, 2024