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California Department of Education Reports Educational Testing Service (ETS) Begins Notifying California Students and Families Following Data Security Incident

October 18, 2026 - SACRAMENTO—Educational Testing Service (ETS), a nonprofit assessment organization under contract with the California Department of Education (CDE), has begun notifying California students and families about a data security incident involving unauthorized access to and copying of student information from an ETS-operated secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) site. CDE is distributing the ETS Notice of Data Breach to help ensure affected individuals receive information about the incident and available resources.

California · 20d
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EXCLUSIVE: School superintendent candidates outline goals

(The Center Square) – Candidates for superintendent of public instruction in California and Arizona are outlining priorities for public education ahead of the Nov. 3 election over school choice, education funding, accountability and more. The Center Square exclusively interviewed Republican candidates Sonja Shaw in California and Kimberly Yee in Arizona. Democratic candidates Richard Barrera and Dr. Teresa Leyba Ruiz did not respond to The Center Square’s multiple requests for an interview. California voters will choose between Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education, and Shaw, president of the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education. Barrera’s campaign emphasizes increased education funding, affordable housing for educators and universal early childhood education, among other priorities. “The solutions aren’t in Sacramento — they’re in our classrooms, our communities, and the hands of the educators and families who know what our students need,” Barrera states on his campaign website. According to Transparency USA, Barrera’s campaign has reported $313,428 in total contributions. Listed contributors include the United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund, which contributed $19,800, and the California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship, which contributed $19,600. Shaw criticized state education policies, arguing that students should not be subjected

Arizona · 21d

ABC10

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California Farm to School program marks five years of bringing fresh food to students

California · 22d

YourCentralValley.com

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California students are improving in English and math, data shows

California · 22d

POLITICO

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Hack exposes data on millions of California students

The breach targeted Education Testing Service, a major non-profit that administers standardized exams.

California · 22d

EdSource

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State superintendent candidates Shaw, Barrera respond to California student test scores

California’s test scores — rising but still below prepandemic levels — demonstrate that the state’s schools have more work to do, according to Sonja Shaw and Richard Barrera, candidates for California’s superintendent of public instruction. California’s graduation rates reached a decade high of 87.9%, but Shaw said that those high numbers mask problems that show up in test scores. “California’s graduation requirements are embarrassing,... read more

California · 21d

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Grizzlies blank Gonzales to earn first league win of the season | High school football roundup

Pajaro Valley High senior Adrian Mendoza-Torres scored a pair of touchdowns to lead the Grizzly football team to a 28-0 victory over Gonzales High in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play Oct. 10. Junior quarterback Landin Manzi and Iran Garcia each added a rushing TD for Pajaro Valley,...

Watsonville, CA · 24d

High School On SI

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California High School Girls Volleyball Top 20 State Rankings (Oct. 13, 2026)

California high school girls volleyball Top 20 rankings for Oct. 13, 2026: Cathedral Catholic upsets Torrey Pines as Mater Dei and Sierra Canyon remain No. 1 and No. 2.

California · 22d

San Francisco Examiner

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Shaw’s policies on transgender students take spotlight in run for state schools boss

If you ask Sonja Shaw why she’s running for state superintendent of public instruction, she’ll say she wants to refocus schools on the basics. Enough of the division, enough of the culture wars, she says — it’s time to get politics out of the classroom. California schools are failing the state’s students, because they’re not concentrating on reading, writing and math, she says. She points to the relative success of Chino Valley Unified School District , where she serves as board president, as proof that her policies work. But for someone who wants to focus on the basics, Shaw — who was elected to the Chino Valley school board in 2022 — has generated plenty of headlines for implementing divisive policies, particularly ones that affect the LGBTQ community. Under her leadership as its president, the board has fought a yearslong battle with the state over its policy of involuntarily outing transgender kids to their parents and expelled current Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond from a board meeting after he criticized that policy while it was still under discussion. The board also barred the display of gay-pride flags in the classroom , and approved a policy to quickly remove books

California · 24d

SFGate

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Times Higher Education ranks 3 California universities in world's top 10

A global rankings list by Times Higher Education includes several California schools.

California · 22d

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MHUSD candidate challenged over foundation ‘launch’ claim

Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Sarah Northrup Gadus said she was not a founding member of the Morgan Hill Education Foundation, after she claimed in a candidate statement that she helped “guide the successful launch” of the organization. Still, one of the foundation’s founders said Gadus’s explanation...

Morgan Hill, CA · 23d

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Times Higher Education ranks 3 California universities in world's top 10

Several California universities were named among the best in the world in a new global rankings list from THE - Times Higher Education. This video created with the assistance of AI. The London-based publication ranked 2,297 institutions from 118 countries and territories, according to its website, with nine California schools...

California · 22d

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A Student Parent’s Perspective on California’s AB 2540

Governor Newsom recently signed AB 2540, which requires California community colleges with health centers to dispense abortion pills or refer students to somewhere that does. It also requires University of California and California State University campuses to advertise the service more aggressively to students. As a student parent attending Riverside City College, I feel frustrated over my state’s eager support for only one pregnancy outcome.

California · 24d

The Center Square

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Newsom claims academic gains, analyst disagrees

(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom claims academic gains and student achievement, but an education analyst says the state’s results for test scores mask persistent academic shortcomings, with fewer than half of students scoring proficient or above in English language arts, math and science. Gov. Gavin Newsom said the progress reflects state investments in education, including universal transitional kindergarten, expanded learning opportunities, literacy and math support, community schools and universal school meals. “The continued progress we are seeing is a testament to the hard work of students, families and educators across the state,” Newsom said in a statement. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said California had expanded student support and educational opportunities but acknowledged that academic improvement remains a challenge. “These investments have laid an important foundation, but we must do more to translate them into stronger academic outcomes,” Thurmond said in a statement. State assessment results showed according to the governors press release that student achievement of ELA scores grew overall to 71% in ELA, 61.8% in mathematics, and 86.5% in science. Lance Izumi, senior director of education studies at the Pacific Research Institute in Pasadena, criticized the state’s presentation of student achievement data, arguing

California · 22d

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California Graduation Rate Hits 87.9% as Bankrupt Charter Skews the Numbers

California's high school graduation rate climbed to 87.9% in the 2025–26 school year, its highest mark in a decade, while chronic absenteeism and suspensions both fell statewide. But buried inside those encouraging numbers is a messier story: enrollment collapses at two troubled charter schools, including one now in federal bankruptcy court, which dragged down the state's graduation statistics and distorted outcomes for Asian and white students alike.

California · 22d

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Encourage Newsom To Opt In To FSTC

EDUCATION - Governor Newsom could deliver billions of federal dollars to California students and their families if he opts into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit. The FSTC allows working class families to access enrichment options for their schoolchildren that wealthy families access as a matter of course. You can help by signing a letter to him.

California · 22d

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SCV Schools, Districts Earn Placement on 2026 California ERP Honor Roll

With the release of the 2026 Smarter Balanced test scores by the California Department of Education on Thursday, Oct. 15, Educational Results Partnership has announced the 2026 Honor Roll list of California’s top performing schools and districts. Educational Results Partnership is a non-profit organization that applies data science to...

California · 22d

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Bringing college credit deeper into high school CTE

A new report suggests expanding dual-enrollment career and technical education programs in secondary schools. More than 1 million high school graduates each year complete substantial CTE coursework without taking a single dual-enrollment course. That’s a missed opportunity for community colleges to connect career preparation more directly to college. A...

California · 22d

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The Best Colleges in California

WalletHub has released new rankings of the best colleges and universities in America. The site compared nearly 740 institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key metrics. They fell under seven categories: 1) Student Selectivity 2) Cost & Financing 3) Faculty Resources 4) Campus Safety 5) Campus Experience 6) Educational Outcomes and 7) Career Outcomes.

California · 25d

USA TODAY

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Northern California high schools continue to climb football rankings

Southern California dominates the leaderboard in the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 national rankings , but Northern California high school football continues to climb the charts for consecutive weeks. Santa Margarita High School (Rancho Santa Margarita) is the top-ranked prep football team in the country. They were No. 2 last week. The others from SoCal are No. 12 St. John Bosco, No. 14 Sierra Canyon and No. 24 Mater Dei. De La Salle High School (Concord) still remains the only NorCal school ranked in the USAT Sports Super 25. They're coming off a bye week but managed to move up a spot in the overall rankings. Although not nationally ranked, Folsom High School of northeastern Sacramento County, is regionally one of the top prep football programs and continues to rise in the USA TODAY Sports Super 15 West region football rankings . Here's where the Northern California high schools rank according to USA TODAY : De La Salle moves up Super 25 rankings The Spartans might be fresh from a bye week, but were were able to move up a spot to No. 19 from No. 20 since North Shore High School (Houston, Texas) dropped from No. 17 to No.

Northern California, CA · 24d