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Public school enrollment falling nationwide, data shows
More and more, parents are opting America’s children out of public school.
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About 1 in 4 U.S. teachers say their school went into ‘gun-related lockdown' during last school year
About 15% of teachers say a gun-related lockdown happened once during the 2022-23 school year, and 8% said it happened more than once, according to findings from the Pew Research Center.
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Award-winning actor John Lithgow heads back to school to celebrate the transformative power of arts education in new special
California Live’s Danielle Nottingham sits down with Emmy and Tony-award-winning actor John Lithgow to hear about his latest passion project, “Art Happens Here with John Lithgow,” a PBS special. Plus, see if the beloved actor remembers lines from some of his most iconic roles.
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Winners of national penmanship contest crowned as handwriting is ‘having a moment'
A growing number of states are requiring cursive instruction in schools. Recent research supports the benefits of writing on paper.
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Free meals program leaves Bay Area school districts scrambling for cafeteria workers
Many Bay Area school districts are scrambling to meet the demand for more student lunches.
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Free meals program leaves Bay Area school districts scrambling for cafeteria workers
Many Bay Area school districts are scrambling to meet the demand for more student lunches. Marianne Favro reports.
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High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas' ban on critical race theory
A high school teacher and two students are suing Arkansas over the state’s ban on critical race theory in public schools. The lawsuit was filed Monday by the teacher and students from Little Rock Central High School.
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The best and worst paying college majors, 5 years after graduation
Engineer majors earn double that of liberal arts majors five years after college.
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Hundreds of thousands of financial aid applications need to be fixed after latest calculation error
The U.S. Education Department says it discovered a calculation error in hundreds of thousands of student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, a blunder that follows a series of others and threatens further delays to this year’s college applications.
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Financial aid application issues have students concerned
College acceptance letters are starting to roll in, but this year a major glitch in the new application process for financial aid has brought the process to a halt. Damian Trujillo reports.
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‘Very stressful': Financial aid application issues have students concerned
College acceptance letters are starting to roll in, but this year a major glitch in the new application process for financial aid has brought the process to a halt.
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49ers open applications for ‘Follow Your Bliss' award
The San Francisco 49ers are kicking off a new search for some of the Bay Area’s best teachers.
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Why you should stop texting your kids at school
Parents are keenly aware of the distractions and the mental health issues associated with smartphones and social media, but teachers say they might not realize how much those struggles play out at school.
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Florida school permission slip for African American author's reading causes controversy
Parents were raising eyebrows after they were asked by a Miami-Dade school to consent to having their children participate in a book reading by an African American author.
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South Bay nonprofits raise concerns over state's school funding
A group of nonprofit education groups in Silicon Valley are wading into one of education’s hottest topics.
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South Bay nonprofits raise concerns on state's school funding
A group of nonprofit education groups in Silicon Valley are wading into one of education’s hottest topics. They say something is wrong with the way schools are funded in California. Damian Trujillo reports.
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Meet the man who went viral teaching himself how to read at 35 years old
Get inspired with NBC LA’s Melissa Magee, as she sits down with viral sensation Oliver James who is teaching himself how to read. The 35-year-old took to social media, admitting he never learned to read and wanted to prove that it’s never too late to learn.
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Many kids are still skipping kindergarten. Since the pandemic, some parents don't see the point
For many families, kindergarten is no longer the assumed first step in a child’s formal education, another sign of the way the pandemic and online learning upended the U.S. school system.
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Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy
At least 16 of the 20 largest U.S. public school districts are offering online therapy sessions to reach millions of students, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
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Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana's unapproved schools
Nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees.