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![By stepping into the shoes of those with a conviction in their background, businesses see the need for fair chance hiring and retention. By stepping into the shoes of those with a conviction in their background, businesses see the need for fair chance hiring and retention.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ctc-l-fair-chance-hiring-10.jpg?w=132)
Employers challenged to understand, address stigma faced by formerly incarcerated job-seekers
By stepping into the shoes of those with a conviction in their background, businesses see...
![Most say U.S. higher education is heading in the wrong direction. Most say U.S. higher education is heading in the wrong direction.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24187484218166.jpg?w=132)
Is college worth it? Poll finds Americans increasingly skeptical
Most say U.S. higher education is heading in the wrong direction.
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East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for July 5, 2024
![The bill would stop California schools from notifying parents if a student starts using different pronouns or identifies as a gender other than what’s on school records. The bill would stop California schools from notifying parents if a student starts using different pronouns or identifies as a gender other than what’s on school records.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/060223-LGBT-Pride-Protest-School-LA-AP-CM-01.webp?w=132)
Ban on schools’ gender notification policies heads to Gov. Newsom. Will he sign it?
The bill would stop California schools from notifying parents if a student starts using different...
![A preliminary investigation determined there was no foul play in the case and suggested the 5-month-old's death was an accident, sheriff's officials said. A preliminary investigation determined there was no foul play in the case and suggested the 5-month-old's death was an accident, sheriff's officials said.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NG-L-PASTANFORD-0119.jpg?w=135)
5-month-old baby dies after being found not breathing in Stanford campus apartment
A preliminary investigation determined there was no foul play in the case and suggested the...
![Greg Nelson previously worked in San Jose and Marin County. The district includes the College of Alameda and campuses in Oakland and Berkeley. Greg Nelson previously worked in San Jose and Marin County. The district includes the College of Alameda and campuses in Oakland and Berkeley.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BNG-L-BRIEFS-YXYX-1.jpg?w=140)
Alameda briefs: Peralta deputy chancellor, chief operating officer named
Greg Nelson previously worked in San Jose and Marin County. The district includes the College...
![In what could be the largest show of police force in Arcata for a generation, documents shared by the Appeal and published this week shed some light on the plan to break up the occupation of Siemens Hall on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus with hundreds of police. In what could be the largest show of police force in Arcata for a generation, documents shared by the Appeal and published this week shed some light on the plan to break up the occupation of Siemens Hall on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus with hundreds of police.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GAZA-01_e78ea3-1.jpg?w=117)
‘Strong possibility of violence’: Documents shed some light on Cal Poly Humboldt protests, police response
In what could be the largest show of police force in Arcata for a generation,...
![A 42-year-old high school math teacher is facing arraignment this week on allegations of "grooming" a 17-year-old student with alleged intention of child sexual exploitation, police said Monday. A 42-year-old high school math teacher is facing arraignment this week on allegations of "grooming" a 17-year-old student with alleged intention of child sexual exploitation, police said Monday.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/US-NEWS-CRIME-VICTIMS-SERVICES-DMT-1.jpg?w=140)
Bay Area math teacher faces child sex crime charges
A 42-year-old high school math teacher is facing arraignment this week on allegations of "grooming"...
![Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain murky. Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain murky.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ten_Commandments_Lawsuit_Louisiana_19594_5bffc2.jpg?w=132)
How will Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the...
![California school enrollment dropped by nearly 15,000 students for the 2023-24 school year, significantly less than the Department of Finance's initial projection of 41,000 students. California school enrollment dropped by nearly 15,000 students for the 2023-24 school year, significantly less than the Department of Finance's initial projection of 41,000 students.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/EBT-L-PARKER-XXXX-04.jpg?w=132)
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Bay Area school enrollment plunges as families flee high-cost region
California school enrollment dropped by nearly 15,000 students for the 2023-24 school year, significantly less...