Several education-related bills are now on Governor Gavin Newsom's desk awaiting his signature, ranging from banning certain food dyes in school lunches to a ban on legacy admissions at private colleges.
Several education-related bills are now on Governor Gavin News om's desk awaiting his signature, ranging from banning certain food dyes in school lunches to a ban on legacy admissions at private colleges.In California, public school lunches and breakfasts are free for all students in every grade. A new bill, the "School Food Safety Act," would add stricter requirements on what those meals can include.
The bill’s author says the goal is to reduce "busy work" and ensure homework contributes meaningfully to students’ education.This bill targets legacy and donor admissions at private colleges and universities. While the University of California and California State University systems are already prohibited from using these criteria in admissions, this bill would extend the ban to private institutions across the state.
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