Education

Many educators said the most vulnerable are bearing the burden of ordered cuts, and will suffer disproportionately if the department, established in the 1970s under President Jimmy Carter, becomes an historical footnote.

San Francisco State University is cutting some sports teams from their athletic programs to help balance the college's budget amid a "significant deficit."

The future of food is here, and it's sustainable. The University of California, Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science is opening a new exhibit titled the "Future of Food", and it's highlighting the scientists and companies on the forefront of that effort.

The future of the Department of Education remains uncertain and here’s what it could mean for student loan borrowers.

President Donald Trump's interest in dismantling the Department of Education could come sooner rather than later. What does this mean?

The US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations of antisemitism at the University of California. 

The lawsuit comes days after a former teacher, Jeremy Yeh, was found guilty on 17 felony child molestation charges.

An incarcerated man on death row for more than three decades is now investing his time in the education of others at the University of San Francisco.

A former employee of Stanford University was found guilty of accessing a clinical research database for a multisite breast cancer study and altering patient records after her authorization was revoked over a decade ago, according to federal prosecutors.   

A school teacher in Santa Rosa has been arrested and charged with lewd acts against a student, and police are asking for other possible victims to step forward. 

Stanford University is freezing its hires for future staff and they are also considering cutting positions as cuts to federal government funding continue. 

Employees at risk of layoffs include teachers and support staff in the Oakland Unified School District.  

Nia Imara is the first Black woman to earn a PhD in astrophysics from UC Berkeley.

The Oakland Unified School District on Wednesday announced a jump in the number of high school students completing eligibility requirements to enter California State and University colleges. 

The San Francisco School Board has voted to approve preliminary layoff notices, affecting hundreds of staff members. At one point, over 800 jobs were at risk, but that number has now been reduced.

UC Berkeley’s famous falcon couple has been missing. Researchers fear the highly infectious bird flu may be to blame.

The San Francisco Unified District school board is expected on Tuesday to approve hundreds of job cuts as part of the district's ongoing effort to cut a $114-million dollar budget deficit.

This year, Ukraine's national anthem was played from 50 bell towers around the world thanks to the non-profit group Support Ukraine with Us.

California K-12 schools received about $8 billion in federal funding in 2024-25 — about 6% of total K-12 funding. Federal funding may represent a much larger percentage of the budget in some districts, particularly those in rural areas.