1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (354+ words) Hundreds of University of California faculty members are calling on the university system to require standardized math test scores from applicants to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors. Nearly 1, 000 faculty members have signed the open letter. More than 200 of…...

1+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (781+ words) Just a few months after California overhauled the way it teaches children to read, a new bill takes on math education " and may be just as controversial. Senate Bill 1067 would require schools to screen all kindergartners, first- and second-graders for…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (844+ words) Last Wednesday was a big day for the Sussman and Frankel family. It was the first day of school at California Creative Academy, a charter school in Los Angeles where 5-year-old Eli is newly enrolled in kindergarten. "We were super…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1684+ words) High school seniors across California are anxiously awaiting word on their public university acceptances. But thousands of other soon-to-be graduates are virtually locked out. A key reason? Nearly half haven't taken the required classes. Statewide, 54% of high school students pass…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (274+ words) S2: Thanks so much for having me. S1: Glad to have you here. S1: Hmm. And tell me more about that. S1: Hmm. Well, while flawed, one argument for using AI in policing is to improve police burnout by automating systems. S1: Hmm. You know,…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (544+ words) Once a century, a very special day comes along. That day is today " 9/16/25. Pi Day (3/14) often comes with sweet treats; Square Root Day (4/4/16 or 5/5/25, for example) has a certain numerical rhyme. But the particular string of numbers in today's date…...