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K-12 Test Scores Inch Upward, but Are Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Season 2024
Episode 250
California’s K-12 students are making progress in standardized test scores post-pandemic, with notable gains among low-income, Black, and Latino students. However, scores remain below pre-pandemic levels. Federal relief funding supported programs like tutoring, but those grants have recently ended.
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The Employment Development Department offers career counselors to support deaf job seekers.
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CA seized 100+ tons of illegal fireworks this year. TNT Fireworks is pushing for a pact with Nevada.
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The state-funded Small Business Technical Assistance Program retains its $23 million funding.
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Supreme Court grants cities more power to fine people sleeping in public.
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California Legislative Black Caucus promotes 14 reparations bills across the state.
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Imperial Beach faces severe sewage pollution from Tijuana, Mexico.
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Advocates are pushing for greener, shadier schoolyards in LA to combat rising temperatures.
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CA's workers compensation system often denies treatment for firefighters suffering from PTSD.
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Wildfire season is underway in SoCal, where climate change leads to larger, more stubborn fires.
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Bill attempts to restrict police use of facial recognition as the sole reason for search or arrest.
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The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit against the FDA approval of the abortion pill.
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Is $16 an hour minimum wage enough for workers to afford California's high cost of living?