California school districts can apply for up to $500,000 to increase the number of high students earning the State Seal of Civic Engagement. The state has budgeted $5 million for the California Serves ...

State symbols frequently take center stage on the state seals—as animals (California’s grizzly bear, New Jersey’s horse), birds (Louisiana’s brown pelican), flowers (Idaho’s Syringa ...

A bill currently in the Legislature, Assembly Bill 370, aims to change that. The State Seal of Biliteracy was adopted by California in 2012. High school graduates can receive the gold seal on their ...