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California Department of Education

State government agency

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Dec 16, 2025
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Did California school districts allow students to change name and gender identity without parent consen

California enacted Assembly Bill 1955 (the SAFETY Act), effective Jan. 1, 2025, which bars public K–12 school districts from adopting policies that require staff to disclose a pupil’s sexual orientati...

Nov 21, 2025

Which states, institutions, or accreditation bodies pushed for or opposed the 2025 reclassification and why?

Coverage in the provided sources shows multiple 2025 reclassification debates across different systems—K‑12 sports in Georgia (GHSA), Medicare hospital geographic reclassification requests to CMS, K‑1...

Nov 21, 2025

Which criteria did the Department of Education use to reclassify programs as non-professional in 2025?

Available reporting shows the 2025 reclassification question you asked actually refers to at least two different reclassification efforts: state education reclassification of English Learners (ELs) an...

Nov 21, 2025

What criteria did the Department of Education use to reclassify programs as non-professional in 2025?

The Department of Education’s 2025 reclassification of programs and positions varied by context: state K–12 reclassification rules focus on student English‑learner (EL) criteria tied to assessment, ac...

Nov 21, 2025

How did states, accrediting agencies, and employers respond to the 2025 reclassification?

States, accrediting agencies, and employers responded to various 2025 reclassification changes in different sectors—most visibly education and athletics—by issuing new guidance, adjusting deadlines, a...

Nov 21, 2025

Did the Education Department publish guidance, datasets, or a rulemaking document detailing the 2025 reclassifications?

Available search results show multiple reclassification-related documents from non‑federal education agencies (state and international Departments of Education) and reporting about the U.S. Department...

Nov 20, 2025

How did the reclassification affect current students’ transcripts and degree titles?

Reclassification in K–12 contexts usually means either (A) changing a multilingual student from English Learner (EL) to Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEP), which ends entitlement to EL serv...

Nov 18, 2025

What are examples of age-appropriate LGBTQ lessons in middle school?

Age-appropriate LGBTQ lessons for middle school commonly focus on inclusion, bullying prevention, basic terminology, and history or representation — delivered through single lessons, book discussions,...

Nov 5, 2025

Does Gavin Newsom support academic or cultural boycotts related to Israel?

Gavin Newsom has publicly opposed broad campaigns and supported removing explicit references to the BDS movement from California education materials, but he has not issued a clear, standalone endorsem...

Nov 3, 2025

What major K–12 initiatives did Governor Gavin Newsom enact since 2019?

Governor Gavin Newsom’s major K–12 initiatives since 2019 center on expanding early childhood access, improving literacy, and layering services into schools: . These programs are paired with a string ...