Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers. When ...

The context: Most charter schools are also performing well academically. In the 2023-24 California School Dashboard, 16.5% of ...

The model isn't just innovative; it's effective. A 2023 report by the California Department of Education found that students ...

California’s legislature is poised to destroy yet another child safeguard, the latest casualty in a long line of overturned ...

Most charter schools are also performing well academically. In the 2023-24 California School Dashboard, 16.5% of charter schools earned the highest performance rating, qualifying them for renewals of ...

With midterm elections approaching, political leaders across the country are sharpening strategies to retain or flip key congressional seats - and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is signaling a possible ...

California’s agriculture community has always supported the goal of nourishing our state’s children. We grow the nuts, citrus, and fruit that feed families here and around the world. So, it’s with gre ...

The county argued that the legislation, which would affect Mount Tamalpais Cemetery in San Rafael, would create long-term ...

The Trump administration sued California’s Department of Education on Wednesday over the state’s policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports, repeating a threat to withhold ...

School districts in the Fresno area and across California are grappling with the financial impact of a state law that extends ...