California receives $2.4 billion in federal Title I money for low-income schools, about $1.3 billion for special education and $250 million for after-school programs, among other grants.

California legislators want to limit deportation actions at schools, but they can’t ban immigration officials.

New California law prevents schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student identifies as LGBTQ. It’s in response to some districts requiring staff to notify parents when students identify as a gender other than what’s in their official files.

More than 115,000 children in California were undocumented in the most recent census count, and it’s estimated almost half of California children have at least one immigrant parent.

Gov. Gavin Newsom lowered the guaranteed amount of funding for K-12 schools in this year’s budget. The California School Boards Association says the change is unconstitutional.

Responding to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s calls for a crackdown, officials in the San Mateo-Foster City School District and others across the state say banning smartphones improves test scores and results in a decline in depression, bullying and fights.

Some California agencies are offering incentives and hosting workshops for school districts that want to build affordable housing for teachers.

The bond money will pay for repairs and upgrades at thousands of K-12 school and community college buildings.

Learning loss during the pandemic hit California's low-income students hardest. An agreement requires the state to focus spending on additional teaching.

Despite a few improvements, the data shows K-12 students are still struggling on several fronts.

A new law requires K-12 schools to add media literacy to curriculum for English language arts, science, math and history-social studies. Among the lessons will be recognizing fake news.

Under a system that has long prioritized local control for school districts. state officials now are fighting some recent board decisions regarding LGBTQ students.

The state budget approved last week includes $656 million in new ongoing funding for special education, including a 4.05% increase to the base funding rate.