Education

April is Autism Awareness Month and it is meant to spark a global conversation aimed at understanding and creating lasting change. A San Jose speech pathologist tells us more.

“He wasn’t worried about what’s going to happen to him and his reputation,” one student said. “He was worried about his students.”

A new California bill would help close the school funding gap between schools in wealthy areas and those in economically threatened areas.

A new California bill would help close the school funding gap between schools in wealthy areas and those in economically threatened areas. Damian Trujillo reports.

The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts.

Harvard president Alan Garber said in response the school had “devoted considerable effort to addressing antisemitism” and would provide a full accounting to the government.

As a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to certify that they are following federal civil rights laws and ending any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices. A notice sent Thursday by the Education Department gives states and schools 10 days to sign and return the certification. It’s the latest escalation against DEI policies,…

While band members hoped to do well, they weren’t prepared for the surprise they got.

The Trump administration launched an investigation Thursday into the California Department of Education over a law that says districts can’t force teachers and staff to notify parents if a student changes their gender identity at school. The U.S. Department of Education said the policy may violate the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a law allowing parents to access their...

Transitional kindergarten at the San Francisco Unified School District will now be free for families and students during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Transitional kindergarten at the San Francisco Unified School District will now be free for families and students during the 2025-2026 academic year. Andres Brender reports. 

California is fighting back against President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the U.S. Department of Education. Ian Cull reports.

While big questions about the agency’s future remain unanswered, here is everything to know about its history, and some of the plans conservatives have pushed for dismantling it.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to close the Department of Education.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department.

California already has started to fight back against President Donald Trump’s impending executive order to shut down the U.S. Department of Education. Scott McGrew and Bob Redell report.

California already has started to fight back against President Donald Trump’s impending executive order to shut down the U.S. Department of Education.

Experts and educators across the state and Bay Area fear that the potential closure of the Department of Education will impact some of the most vulnerable students.

Experts and educators across the state and Bay Area fear that the potential closure of the Department of Education will impact some of the most vulnerable students. Jocelyn Moran reports.