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JCal is a partnership between AAJA and CalMatters
For nearly a decade, a Central Valley high school’s career training program has allowed incoming freshmen to pick a career […]
Viviana Delsid
This article has been updated to correctly identify the highest level of education Latinos in California have obtained, per Latino […]
Sarah Ochoa Rodriguez
When it comes to climate change affecting job security, no one is more concerned than Generation Z, who have grown […]
Zara Hai
Data access and transparency – how data is collected, stored and shared – are essential to innovation in the medical […]
Sophie Nguyen
As artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, more students are using it to perform better at school. But educators are still […]
Suriyah Jones
Danngely Lorenzana was a warehouse worker loading trucks for minimum wage and spending long hours driving a forklift. With only […]
Jiaying Hou
A plan to help California farms adopt climate-friendly practices with $3.6 billion in new funding won’t advance to the November […]
Raiden Dea
SLO County is working on building a safe environment for the LGBTQ+.
Kayleigh Luna
College students with learning disabilities cannot access the necessary programs and accommodations. Why can they not ensure they graduate and […]
Ava DeJesus
Is this high school auto program outpacing Fresno’s industry? This technician thinks so. Change is bound to happen. This is […]
Esteban Ledesma
School may be out for the summer, but educational opportunities tailored to the needs of Oxnard locals are still available. […]
Amaya Mosley, Lucy Ramirez
With the rise of a new generation of workers alongside the development of Artificial Intelligence, the job prospects for young […]
Gabriel Worley
Higher education has seen the fall of the English and History majors by a full third over the past decade […]
Zoe Truong
The future, a spectacle to all, is advancing rapidly with help of the spread of artificial intelligence, especially in the […]
Victoria Matz
After high school, a good chunk of the student body enters the workforce – but do these students know what […]
Madiha Haideri
As AI is rapidly being used within the screenwriting rooms, one question still lingers: can AI ever replicate human emotion? […]
Abby Pace
Homelessness, climate change and health care are clearly intertwined with each other
Sarah Yee, Emma Canillo
AB Ross
Most of California’s unsafe water systems are in the Central Valley. This year’s extreme weather has only worsened the problem.
Aya Hashi, Jesse Morris
Californians with spiritual and cultural connections to water find themselves called to action, a valuable mindset amid the drought. Matthew […]
Maggie De La Peza
Officials look to new sustainable systems but grapple with questions around regulations, costs and more.
Lucy Wong Ryniejski
“It’s a long history of disinvestment in communities of color.”
Bella Kim
After twenty years of protest and opposition, many of the Klamath dams near the California-Oregon border are finally coming down. […]
Astreya McKnight
The box office has long been dominated by many super hero or action films that do not address environmental issues.
Jaimie Chun
JCal reporters are supported by journalism and civics professionals from all over California.
JCal Staff
JCal is an all-inclusive, free journalism program that immerses California high school students into the state’s news ecosystem.
JCal Staff
The beginning of 2023 started with heavy rainfall in the Bay Area and Notre Dame Belmont High School’s basement flooded. […]
Clarissa Wing
Nearly 17 percent of Irvine area water users are considered “inefficient” or “wasteful.”
Phoebe Pan
Science communicators have been using their platform for decades to combat misinformation and denialism. But to some, it’s no longer worth the fight.
Nikki Piedad
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.
Maia Pak
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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