Guest Commentary written by Samuel Chapman Samuel Chapman is the CEO of Parent Collective Inc, which advocates for social media safety for children and fentanyl crisis education and activism. At…
In summary CalMatters’s visited high schools and colleges in Stockton, Sacramento, and Fresno, to dig into ballot propositions with students. As CalMatters’s election coverage hits TikToks and Reels this year,…
In summary A bill vetoed by the governor would have increased the number of classes part-time community college faculty can teach at a single campus. Part-timers often have to commute…
In summary In 2021 California schools got $13.5 billion in pandemic relief grants. About $1.8 billion remains unspent. Despite the dire forecast for education funding, some California schools may soon…
Pillsbury Realty Development, the state’s new buyer for the former Laconia State School, has proposed a mixed-use project that would include about 2,000 homes. (Screenshot) If the state’s new buyer…
This commentary is by Peter Sterling, executive director of Renewable Energy Vermont. Though the tragic and costly impacts of changing weather extremes on Vermont continue to (justifiably) make headlines, they…
Novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks with students at Salt Lake Community College on Sept. 25, 2024 (Courtesy of Salt Lake Community College) In a highly polarizing election year, migration and…
Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, listens to debate in the Alabama Senate on a bill to extend immunity to in vitro fertilization programs on Feb. 29, 2024 at the Alabama…
Arkansas senators convene for a special legislative session on June 18, 2024. (Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate) Half of the 35 members of the Arkansas Senate are up for election this November,…
Sept. 30, 1962 James Meredith Credit: Wikipedia Despite the threats on his life, James Meredith enrolled at the all-white University of Mississippi. It was a day he had been planning…