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Gunman's Ex-Wife Says She's ‘Shocked' About VTA Yard Shooting News
Cecilia Nelms is the ex-wife of the man identified as the gunman responsible for the VTA yard shooting, and she described him as bad tempered and said he was someone who could physically hurt others.
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California Public Schools See ‘Sharp Decline' in Enrollment
The California Department of Education says public school enrollment dropped by more than 160,000 this academic year.
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‘Zoom in a Room'? California's School Lag in Reopening Push
Frustrated parents across California say sending their children back to school for what they call “zoom in a room” is not the in-person learning experience they expected for the students.
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California Ethnic Studies Debate: Whose Stories Get Told?
Race and ethnicity can be tricky topics to discuss, especially in the classroom. But the California Department of Education had no idea how heated the debate would get when it set out to draft a model ethnic studies curriculum for high schools statewide. The process took over two years, multiple versions, and drew nearly 100,000 public comments. In one ongoing…
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San Francisco Sues Its Own School District to Reopen Classes
The city of San Francisco took a dramatic step Wednesday in its effort to get children back into public school classrooms, suing its own school district to try to force open the doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Andrew Yang Takes Lead in California Data Privacy Measure
Andrew Yang is chairing the advisory board for Proposition 24. Consumer Personal Information Law and Agency Initiative.
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California State University Picks Mexican-American as Leader
The new CSU chancellor is the first Mexican-American and native Californian to lead the Golden State’s public university system.
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California Schools Chief Details Plan for Reopening
California’s Department of Education released a detailed guide Monday for the safe reopening of schools in the age of face masks and physical distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Striking Oakland Teachers Demand Better Pay, Smaller Classes
Thousands of striking teachers in Oakland, California, will bring a demonstration for higher wages into a second day, union officials said.
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100 Days After Paradise Burned, the Stories of the Victims
It was a day that was almost unfathomable. An entire town was burned off the map of California. Nearly 14,000 homes were incinerated. All told, 85 people would perish. The oldest was 99; of the 73 bodies that have been identified, 59 were 65 or older. One hundred days later — with the aid of public records showing the locations...
