As California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for schools to restrict cell phone use in classrooms, many students wonder how these bans will affect their daily lives.  As more and more California school...

Stepping up to the tee on the 18th hole of the NorCal high school championship at Berkeley Country Club in El Cerrito on Nov. 12, Taylor Baker knew she was among the leaders, maybe first, but she also...

California voters have a strong recent track record with public education. Voters just passed Prop 2, a hefty facilities bond to repair aging schools, and two years ago, they approved Prop 28, which directs...

Rio Americano’s new orchestra and guitar classes didn’t exist last year. Nor did new high-tech materials for the school’s art classes, or a fresh kiln for ceramics. But funding from Prop 28 has created...

The state of California is considered a biodiversity hotspot. Deserts, mountains, beaches and forests can all be found here. However, climate change has threatened much of the state’s —and the world’s—access...

Following a scoring “recalibration” by the College Board, the percentage of students passing many Advanced Placement exams has increased sharply in recent years.  In 2021, for example, 44% of English...

The San Juan Unified School District has added six new electric school buses to its fleet. The buses were introduced through the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Grant. Reduced fossil fuel emissions...