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A closer look: Rezvan Foundation
The nonprofit Rezvan Foundation provides scholarships and mentorship to students graduating out of the foster car or orphanage care system who may no longer have the support or resources to continue their education. Audrey Asistio reports.
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Phone-Free School Act: How schools will implement new California law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Phone-Free School Act into law this week to help prevent distractions in the classroom.
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Phone-Free School Act: How schools will implement new California law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Phone-Free School Act into law this week to help prevent distractions in the classroom. Ian Cull reports.
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‘BāKIT Box' turns the kitchen into a classroom for a sweet science lesson kids will love
Bake yourself brilliant with California Live correspondent Laila Muhammad as she meets the woman behind a unique subscription service for kids: BāKIT Box. Learn how the interactive activity teaches STEM basics to curious young minds of all age
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Salesforce announces $23 million grant for AI education
Salesforce is giving American schools millions of dollars to better prepare schoolchildren for jobs using artificial intelligence.
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This college is offering a first-of-its-kind program for parents navigating an 'empty nest'
Arizona State University is launching a program for parents and guardians of their students called “Thriving in Your Empty Nest Chapter.”
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These are the top 10 MBA programs in the world in 2024, according to LinkedIn
Stanford University tops LinkedIn’s list as the No.1 MBA program in the world in 2024.
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‘We're on alert every day': A closer look at California's high school football concussion protocols
Coaches across the state are constantly looking at concussion protocols. The idea is to protect student athletes from themselves.
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High schools examine football concussion protocols
Coaches across the state are constantly looking at concussion protocols. The idea is to protect student athletes from themselves. Damian Trujillo reports.
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Is your child struggling to eat at school? Here's a few tips that can help
As children get ready to school, staying nourished could be a big obstacle for them. NBC Bay Area has the story.
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Dozens of colleges see financial aid turmoil impacting freshman class makeups
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona vows “to do better” as administrators say this year’s FAFSA debacle is already leaving its mark on campuses.
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Nonprofit Reach Out and Read marks 35th anniversary with kids collection
A unique initiative is now working to help motivate kids across the Bay Area to read. Reach Out and Read is marking its 35th anniversary with a new, inclusive children’s book collection.
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Campbell Union High School District to require heart screenings for its athletes
The district, comprised of six schools, is hoping to keep its athletes a little safer this year. Kris Sanchez reports.
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Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage
The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage.
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US colleges revise rules on free speech in hopes of containing anti-war demonstrations
Some of the new rules imposed by universities include banning encampments, limiting the duration of demonstrations and allowing protests only in designated spaces.
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Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class
Years after COVID, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance. Roughly one in four students remained chronically absent in the 2022-23 school year, according to an analysis by The Associated Press and Stanford University economist Thomas Dee.
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Hayward Unified School District experimenting with full-day kindergarten
A prominent East Bay school district is trying out full-day kindergarten at two of its schools.
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Local startup ‘BrightBee' hopes to help staff schools by training workers
BrightBee, an educational startup, seeks to connect schools with workers to fill vital support staff positions. NBC Bay Area has the scoop
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The president of Columbia University has resigned, effective immediately
Columbia’s upper Manhattan campus was at the center of a protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war that swept college campuses nationwide
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Resource Area for Teaching helps teachers get hands on donated items
A South Bay nonprofit is celebrating 30 years of supporting education and being environmentally conscious. Cinthia Pimentel reports.