OAKLAND — For seven decades, California has banned heavy trucks from driving Interstate 580 between Oakland and San Leandro, a rule upheld by public officials even as it diverted industrial pollution to some of the area’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods.

In three separate rulings, the California Department of Education has determined that the Oakland Unified School District created a "discriminatory environment" against Jewish students and staff, contradicting the district’s findings.

A shooting at Skyline High School in Oakland, California, left one student injured on Wednesday, according to Mercury News and San Francisco Chronicle. Police have not yet confirmed whether a suspect is in custody.

California made incremental gains in boosting student graduation rates, reducing chronic absenteeism and seeing more students ready for college or careers, according to newly released state data.

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