As a former educator, Yoo Eun Kim knows that recent legislative efforts to increase teacher pay will not be enough to keep good educators from leaving the classroom.

This new plan will make UC grad students some of the best supported students in higher education. However, many base salaries are still not enough to meet high cost of living conditions at many UC campuses. We must continue to support unions and advocate for our students! 

Gavin Newsom recently vetoed a bill that would have allowed more CA students to have access to counseling services. This is unacceptable! We need to take student mental health seriously!

Gov. Newsom is currently facing a major dilemma: sign Senate Bill 140 and raise the wages of underpaid Cal State staff, or refuse to sign and anger employees. The choice is not simple. Signing the bill could force Cal State University to raise tuition and make students cover the costs of wage increases.

The quality of a library should NOT depend on zip code. Read about this troubling inequity and why we need more state funding to address the issue.

A California survey revealed that over 60% of teachers do not have culturally relevant materials to support English Language Learners.

Enrollment in California public schools is dropping, and we need to find solutions. We must explore creative solutions!

Increasing school funding is vital to securing student health, in both physical and mental ways - air quality increases with increases in school funding.

California is facing a severe substitute teacher shortage, and we need to address it. Where should we go from here?

The California Education budget this year was a victory for our students - but where do we go from here?

In California, bilingual education is a necessity - how can we help bilingual teachers get credentialed?

College, even when public, is insanely expensive - how is California working to make it more affordable?

Book banning campaigns have been increasingly common across the United States, and aim to silence the voices of marginalized people - read about who is most impacted here.

In early March the board of San Francisco Unified voted to eliminate 300 staff positions by a March 15th deadline. Whether you are an educator, administrator, janitor, office staff, etc. there is a chance that the district you work for will decide to cut you. So, with there already being staff shortages why is this happening?

Recent numbers reported during the COVID-19 pandemic show a concerning amount of teachers are leaving their positions and few people want to join the field.

The San Francisco school district is facing the difficult task of cutting $125 million from their budget, in the midst of a deadly pandemic when our students need more resources, not less!

Gov. Newsom’s latest budget proposal includes a 5% increase in funding over a period of five years for UC and Cal State campuses. In exchange, the institutions must work to improve outcome for underserved students of low income and minority backgrounds.

State lawmakers are introducing a bill to tie educational funding to annual enrollment and provide an additional $3 billion per year for our public schools!

California is once again leading the nation by instituting the ethnic studies as a requirement for high school graduation starting in 2030. But LGBTQ struggles cannot be forgotten.

Many community colleges are experiencing a drop in enrollment. This allows for new opportunities to provide more attention and resources to retain those still enrolled.