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Local Senior Wins Maya Angelou Award For Spoken Word
Natomas Charter senior Elliot McLaughlin wins 2026 Maya Angelou Award for Spoken Word for “To Meet God for Dinner,” a poem on inequality, labor and power.
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5mCalifornia Bill Proposal Seeks To Address Achievement Gap
New Calif. bill would create a statewide system to track whether education dollars are closing achievement gaps for low-performing, especially Black, students.
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6mController Cohen Warns Of Structural Deficit As ACFR Arrives
California Controller Malia Cohen uses the state’s latest audited financial report, showing a $13 billion surplus, but also a structural deficit.
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6mCalifornia Must Save The Diverse Education Leaders Pipeline
California’s DELPI program is removing financial barriers for diverse aspiring principals, but one-time funding ends in 2027 unless state leaders reinvest now.
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6mController Cohen Warns Of Structural Deficit As ACFR Arrives
California Controller Malia Cohen uses the state’s latest audited financial report, showing a $13 billion surplus, but also a structural deficit.
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5mMuseum Display Asks California to See Black Women “in Full”
At a Los Angeles library, a new free exhibit and oral history project spotlight generations of California Black women.