Carolyn Jones

Some California districts say school closures are inevitable. Officials who have done it say broad participation is key.

Fewer kids are going. Campus closures? Topline: Declining enrollment, the end of pandemic relief funding and uncertain state funding are forcing school districts to make some difficult decisions.

When the superintendent in San Francisco Unified proposed closing schools recently, parents launched a prolonged — and successful — protest.

Education has never been a top priority of President-elect Donald Trump’s, but that doesn’t mean schools — or students — will be immune from Trump’s

California schools brace for Trump's attacks on immigrants, trans students and ‘woke' curriculum.

Education has never been a top priority of President-elect Donald Trump’s, but that doesn’t mean schools — or students — will be immune from Trump’s agenda in the next four years, education experts say. Trump may slash school funding, cut civil rights protections and gut the U.S. Department of Education, based on his previous statements […]

Closing schools is never a popular option, but for some districts it may be the only way to avoid the state seizing control

The latest California School Dashboard data shows a drop in chronic absenteeism in public schools to 20%, down from a high of 30% three years ago.

La disminución de las inscripciones y otros factores están obligando a los distritos escolares a tomar algunas decisiones difíciles.

The California School Dashboard, a color-coded snapshot of how students and schools are faring, showed improvements in many categories during the 2023-24 school year — a relief for schools trying to help students recover academically and social-emotionally after the 2020 campus closures.