Weekly Update 05/19/2025
California:
Gavin Newsom moves housing construction: California Governor Gavin Newsom has intensified efforts to address the state's housing crisis by bypassing stalled legislation and incorporating pro-development…
Newsom doubles down on encampments: Governor Gavin Newsom is urging California cities and counties to adopt a model ordinance banning homeless encampments…
Trump moves to halt $70M for California internet, computer access programs: The U.S. Commerce Department has canceled a $70 million federal grant to expand internet access in California…
Education:
‘A true game changer:’ unprecedented school choice tax credit in GOP bill: A proposed $5 billion federal tax credit seeks to expand private school choice nationwide…
RFK Jr says HHS will ‘preserve’ Head Start: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Congress that the Trump administration will preserve funding for Head Start in fiscal year 2026…
Administration defunds a program to help launch teacher apprenticeships: Trump has defunded the Educator Registered Apprenticeship Intermediary program, which supported…
Boys outperform girls in middle school STEM, study finds: A new study finds that boys are outperforming girls in middle school math and science, reversing gains made by 2019…
Exclusive data highlights paradox: as enrollment falls, fewer schools close: Despite reports of school closures from declining enrollment, national data show fewer schools…