While the big-name theme parks are tons of fun, and kids love them—there is so much more to the California experience.

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...

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In 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers set out a plan to create the largest universal preschool program in the ...

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At a minimum, schools should teach children to read. But for years California’s elementary schools have been failing many of them. The results are so obvious even those who struggle to read can see ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a handful of bills Monday intended to protect children online by putting guardrails on the emerging tech. The bills — signed on the ...