John Fensterwald

Trinity Audioplayer ready... You can never lose money by catastrophizing about what President Donald Trump might do. My last year’s predictions about his impact on education, treating the Department of Education like Venezuela with shock and awe, were mos... See more

Trinity Audioplayer ready... A federal court judge in San Jose has denied a preliminary injunction that four teachers and others sought to stop a new state law intended to blunt rising antisemitism in California public schools. The teachers argued that th... See more

Trinity Audioplayer ready... A federal court judge in San Jose has denied a preliminary injunction that four teachers and others sought to stop a new state law intended to blunt rising antisemitism in California public schools. The teachers argued that th... See more

Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource Top Takeaways Judge Noël Wise sided with Attorney General Rob Bonta, saying that the state, not teachers, determines what can be taught. The judge also ruled that it was premature to block AB 715 based on concerns about poten... See more

Students in a Los Angeles Unified School District classroom. Credit: Los Angeles Unified / X Top Takeaways AB 715, set to go into effect Jan. 1, responds to rising incidents of antisemitism. The law will create an Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator to re... See more