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California Attorney General Targets Concerned Parents but Remains Silent on Illegal Chinese COVID Lab

August 8, 2023 1:40 pmAugust 8, 2023 1:40 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has opened an investigation into the Chino Valley Unified School District, which authorized notification to parents if a child starts to identify as a different gender. Bonta claims he “has a substantial interest in protecting...

Parental Notification Of Child Gender Identity Change Bill Denied A Hearing In Assm. Committee

April 10, 2023 12:55 pmApril 11, 2023 1:53 pm

A bill to require schools to notify parents within three days if their child begins to identify as a gender not on their birth certificate or other records was held in the Assembly Education Committee on Monday, denying the bill...

Public Charter Schools File Lawsuit Against State Over Defunding of Public School Students

July 29, 2020 2:14 amJuly 29, 2020 2:45 pm

A lawsuit was filed Monday in State Superior Court against the State of California; Gov. Gavin Newsom; State Superintendent of Public Education Tony Thurmond; State Controller Betty Yee; and the California Department of Public Education; by a coalition of students,...

Charter School Enrichment Regulation Bill Passes Education Committee

May 8, 2020 2:17 amMay 7, 2020 8:50 pm

On Wednesday, a bill designed to limit what charter schools and parents of charter school students spend on private enrichment activities was passed by the Assembly Education Committee 5 to 2. AB 2990 and charter schools Assembly Bill 2990, authored...

March Primary Shows San Diego County Voters Are Taxed Out

March 13, 2020 12:29 pmMarch 13, 2020 12:49 pm

San Diego County voters sent a message on Super Tuesday that they are tax fatigued to local and state government officials. Lawmakers are now forced to go back to the drawing board to figure out how they will fund their...

School-Sent Firearm Storage Material Bill Passes Assembly Committee

January 17, 2020 4:13 pm

A bill that would send parents materials on safe home firearm storage through schools has unanimously passed a second Assembly committee vote. Under AB 276, authored by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), the Department of Education and Department of Justice would...

The Charter School Compromise: ‘Intent to Cripple California’s Charter Schools’

October 3, 2019 7:31 amOctober 4, 2019 6:34 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent out a press release Wednesday announcing that he will sign “the first major overhaul to the charter schools law since its enactment 27 years ago, and will address longstanding challenges for both traditional public school districts...