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The number of California school superintendents leaving their jobs is climbing, despite increased salaries and benefits. Some have reached retirement age or are moving to less stressful jobs. Some are being pushed out by newly elected school board majorities. A new crop of less experienced district leaders is taking their place.

In 2020, the state agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit that claimed too many students were not learning to read. As part of that agreement, the state spent over $50 million on 75 schools with the lowest reading scores.

Small, rural districts often struggle to pass local bond measures to pay for school construction and repairs. In some cases, leaking roofs, dry rot and broken air conditioners haven’t been fixed in years.

Portland Public Schools and Portland Association of Teachers had not reached an agreement by 7 p.m. Sunday.

Only 40% of California high schools offer computer science classes. A new law aims to make it easier to certify computer science teachers.

New state data shows nearly 40% of Oregon students missed 16 or more days of school during the 2022-23 school year.

One year after California launched a program creating college savings accounts to address educational inequity, only 6% of the accounts have been claimed. Now state officials are increasing efforts to get students and families to sign up.

A new report from the state library’s Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse shows that from July 2022 to June 2023 more book titles were challenged in Oregon than in any other year since tracking began in the 1980s.

California would penalize school boards that ban books based on inclusion of certain groups under a bill the governor is expected to sign into law. But some fear unintended consequences.

Nearly a third of K-12 students statewide were chronically absent in 2020-21, more than three times the pre-pandemic rate. Some school officials fear that pattern will become the new normal.

Thousands of kids across Oregon are guaranteed summer and after-school programs in the coming school year with millions in new federal funding.

Students, educators and families are preparing for a historic year in Oregon schools.