Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3216, the Phone-Free School Act, to require every school district, charter school and county office of education to develop a policy limiting the use of smartphones by July 1, 2026. Building on his calls for school districts to restrict the use of smartphones on school campuses, Governor Gavin […]
Elk Grove, CA…As other states censor curriculum and demean staff and students, California is empowering parents and students and transforming our education system to ensure all kids have the opportunity to succeed. Aug. 14, at Miwok Village Elementary School in Elk Grove, Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom highlighted California’s family agenda […]
Sacramento, CA…Following the Temecula Valley Unified School District’s failure to adopt an updated social studies curriculum, today Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state is entering into a contract to secure textbooks to ensure students in the district begin the school year with access to up-to-date books and materials that comply with state law. Elementary students […]
Sacramento, CA…More shade is coming to California schools. Governor Gavin Newsom today announced CAL FIRE is providing $47 million in grants to help schools convert asphalt to green spaces and plant trees and other vegetation – adding cooler spaces essential to protecting kids from dangerous extreme heat. California’s kids are often disproportionately impacted by extreme […]
Washington, DC…The US Supreme Court ruled against race based college admissions. The admissions programs at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case stemmed from some colleges limiting the number of Asian students on diversity grounds even though their testing scores warranted admission. Click […]
Boston, MA…A new study led by Koichiro Shiba found that this association persists across race/ethnicity and gender, but women may benefit slightly more than men from the health-protective effects of purpose. Growing research indicates that one’s purpose—i.e., the extent to which someone perceives a sense of direction and goals in their life—may be linked to […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…Fall is underway in the Tahoe Basin and Lake Tahoe bears are hungry! Autumn is the time of year when bears enter hyperphagia, a phase they go through when they seek massive amounts of calories before entering their winter dens. It’s important that residents and visitors are aware of this heightened bear activity […]
Boston, MA…Boston University is refuting a series of misleading claims about research at the University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL). The reports, which first appeared on Monday in the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail, claimed researchers at the lab had “created a new deadly COVID strain.” In a statement Monday afternoon, BU called the reporting, which was […]
Sacramento, CA…With kids across California headed back to school, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled California’s Master Plan for Kids’ Mental Health to ensure all California kids, parents and communities have increased access to mental health and substance use services. Nationally, kids are reporting symptoms of depression and anxiety at record rates and are considering or attempting […]
University of Delaware Newark, Delaware… To all the parents up in the stands, this may be the best day of all. No more tuition! (Laughter and applause.) But probably all of them are going to graduate school, so that probably won’t work. (Laughs.) 10:24 A.M. EDT AUDIENCE: Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, […]
