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Pandemic Lockdowns Caused Huge Student Learning Losses and Widened Achievement Gaps
“With uncertainty over the impact of the COVID-19 Delta variant on the start of the upcoming school year, new research shows the extent of learning loss and mental health problems experienced by students during the pandemic-caused school closures,” Education Scholar...
District Judge Strikes Down SF School Board Member Alison Collins’ $87 Million Lawsuit
District Court Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr. dismissed an $87 million lawsuit filed by controversial San Francisco school board member Alison Collins on Monday, ending her case in which she said her free speech rights had been denied by the San...
Depleted California Reservoirs Threaten Hydro Power, Agriculture, Drinking Water
In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects. Of that, $2.7 billion was designated for water storage projects. But nearly 8 years later, there are no new dams or reservoirs, or other water...
New CBS Recall Poll Has Newsom Still In Slight Lead, Elder Leading Among Candidates
A New CBS News poll of the California recall election was released Sunday showing that Governor Gavin Newsom holding a narrow lead in staving off the recall, with Larry Elder still leading the recall candidate pack in terms of voter...
What the Recall Candidates Are Saying About the California Dream
Over the past 40 years, at least, the topic of illegal immigration has played a central role in California politics. But now the topic of legal out-migration is rearing its depressing head. Despite attempts by many to either dismiss the...
Purple-Haired Superstars and their Woke Games Ruined the Olympics
The ratings are in, and they are abysmal. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were a ratings disaster for NBC. The games aired to an anemic tv audience, with a devastating average of just 15.5 million total viewers compared to almost 28...