Molly Gibbs

Report: California spent $4 billion on ‘ghost’ students no longer attending school in their districts

August 27, 2024 at 6:12 a.m.

In the Bay Area, San Francisco Unified and West Contra Costa Unified School Districts were two of the top 10 recipients of declining enrollment funding in the state, according to...

High School Seniors stand in line to receive their diplomas during their commencement ceremony. Last week, California became the 26th state to require high school students to take a stand-alone, one-semester financial literacy course. The personal finance course will teach students a range of topics, including banking, budgeting, loans, insurance, investing, and credit, among others. Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group

New graduation requirements coming for California seniors

July 10, 2024 at 12:24 p.m.

California high school seniors will have additional graduation requirements beginning as soon as the 2026-27 school year.

Retired teachers Stephanie Brown-Myers, of Danville, left, and Georgia Moore, of Walnut Creek are photographed at Green Valley Elementary School in Danville, Calif., on Friday, April 7, 2023.

They spent their lives teaching California’s children. Now, they say they’re spending their retirement paying for it

April 17, 2023 at 11:49 a.m.

Ann Jaramillo is one of 9,623 retired educators who have had their benefits reduced since 2016, and one of many who are now paying back tens of thousands of dollars...

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