A partnership between AAJA and / CalMatters
JCal is a partnership between AAJA and CalMatters
2023 cohort
Water and drought
For nearly a decade, a Central Valley high school’s career training program has allowed incoming freshmen to pick a career […]
This article has been updated to correctly identify the highest level of education Latinos in California have obtained, per Latino […]
When it comes to climate change affecting job security, no one is more concerned than Generation Z, who have grown […]
Data access and transparency – how data is collected, stored and shared – are essential to innovation in the medical […]
JCal empowers California students to tell the stories of their communities by immersing them in the state’s news ecosystem through an all-inclusive, free summer program.
This year’s theme was California's Next Workforce.
As artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, more students are using it to perform better at school. But educators are still […]
Danngely Lorenzana was a warehouse worker loading trucks for minimum wage and spending long hours driving a forklift. With only […]
A plan to help California farms adopt climate-friendly practices with $3.6 billion in new funding won’t advance to the November […]
SLO County is working on building a safe environment for the LGBTQ+.
Industry journalists from California’s major news sites, public radio and broadcast stations directly mentored JCal reporters for a five day camp at CalMatters’ Sacramento newsroom.
Meet the People of JCalCollege students with learning disabilities cannot access the necessary programs and accommodations. Why can they not ensure they graduate and […]
Is this high school auto program outpacing Fresno’s industry? This technician thinks so. Change is bound to happen. This is […]
School may be out for the summer, but educational opportunities tailored to the needs of Oxnard locals are still available. […]
With the rise of a new generation of workers alongside the development of Artificial Intelligence, the job prospects for young […]
Higher education has seen the fall of the English and History majors by a full third over the past decade […]
The future, a spectacle to all, is advancing rapidly with help of the spread of artificial intelligence, especially in the […]
After high school, a good chunk of the student body enters the workforce – but do these students know what […]
As AI is rapidly being used within the screenwriting rooms, one question still lingers: can AI ever replicate human emotion? […]
Homelessness, climate change and health care are clearly intertwined with each other
Most of California’s unsafe water systems are in the Central Valley. This year’s extreme weather has only worsened the problem.
Californians with spiritual and cultural connections to water find themselves called to action, a valuable mindset amid the drought. Matthew […]
Officials look to new sustainable systems but grapple with questions around regulations, costs and more.
“It's a long history of disinvestment in communities of color.”
After twenty years of protest and opposition, many of the Klamath dams near the California-Oregon border are finally coming down. […]
The box office has long been dominated by many super hero or action films that do not address environmental issues.
The beginning of 2023 started with heavy rainfall in the Bay Area and Notre Dame Belmont High School’s basement flooded. […]
Nearly 17 percent of Irvine area water users are considered “inefficient” or “wasteful.”
Science communicators have been using their platform for decades to combat misinformation and denialism. But to some, it’s no longer worth the fight.
Considered threatened in California, the hitch remains unlisted at the federal level. Pomo Indians and advocates, meanwhile, are saving the fish with their own hands.
JCal is a free program that immerses California high school students into the state’s news ecosystem. It is a collaboration between the Asian American Journalists Association and CalMatters.
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