Education

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills to reduce barriers and incentivize building affordable student housing in California. He has also signed a bill giving on-campus housing priority to students experiencing homelessness or who have been in foster care.

A new math test will assess basic math skills for all K-2 students to help identify those who are struggling.

Some school officials were confused about how they could and could not spend their arts education money. A new law provides more guidance.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Sunday requiring California community colleges with health centers to provide access to abortion medication starting in 2029. A previous law already requires public universities in California to offer abortion pills.

The San Joaquin Valley has fewer doctors than other parts of California and a long history of poor access to medical care. New medical schools could help increase the pipeline of new physicians, though it will take years.

California has poured billions into childcare and preschool subsidies for low-income families, but extending those benefits to every family would be complicated.

Overall, unionized staff and faculty compensation at the California State University is on par with national averages for similar public universities, but about a third of workers’ total salary and benefits are below national averages.

A state audit found Highlands charter school in Sacramento allegedly misspent $180 million.

Newsom’s veto means a four-year battle to allow students without legal status to work at California’s public colleges wages on. This is the second time he vetoed such a bill to allow public colleges and universities to hire undocumented students.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws that determine when community colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer.