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College & Careers

Survey's strong support for California colleges could guide action by new governor

November 16, 2018

California voters support guaranteeing minimum levels of state funding for public universities, survey finds.

Nico Savidge

After the fire, a school district gone

November 16, 2018

The Camp Fire damaged or destroyed the majority of the schools in the Paradise Unified School District and at least 3,800 of the district's students, along with scores of teachers and several school board members, lost their homes in what has become the deadliest fire in California history.

David Washburn And Diana Lambert
School Finance

As economy booms, schools, community colleges can expect modest increase in Newsom’s first budget

November 15, 2018

The Legislative Analyst's Office projects that a 3.1 percent increase would cover little more than inflation, but early education advocates see potential opportunities elsewhere in the state budget.

John Fensterwald And Mikhail Zinshteyn
Student Wellbeing

Trump's proposed regulations limiting benefits for immigrants could hurt many US-born children

November 14, 2018

The Trump administration proposes to deny people green cards for using Medi-Cal or food stamps. Benefits received by U.S. citizen children cannot be taken into account, under the draft regulations. But experts say parents could pull hundreds of thousands of California children out of health and nutrition programs out of fear.

Zaidee Stavely
State Education Policy

New California coalition agrees on next steps to improve schools, student achievement

November 14, 2018

The Alliance for Continuous Improvement releases a "GPS" guide that calls for improving on sweeping changes already in place: new education standards, a more equitable funding system and higher expectations for student success.

John Fensterwald
Elections

Thurmond widens lead over Tuck in race for California schools chief

November 13, 2018

Thurmond erases 86,000 vote lead by Tuck on Election Day and now has a 75,000 vote lead based on partial count of millions of mail-in and other uncounted ballots.

Louis Freedberg
College & Careers

Latino students in California still lag in college success

November 12, 2018

A report by an advocacy group says that California's future economy depends on the educational success of the growing Latino community.

Larry Gordon
Elections

Thurmond substantially increases lead over Tuck in race for California schools chief

November 10, 2018

Thurmond has a 67,000 lead, with millions of votes yet to be tallied.

Louis Freedberg
Commentary

A three-point education agenda for California in 2019

November 9, 2018

Newly elected policymakers should focus on supporting teachers, helping struggling students, and better aligning teaching materials to state standards, say former California secretaries of education Gary Hart and Glen Thomas

Gary K. Hart and Glen Thomas
Student Wellbeing

Why aren't we protecting our young?

November 9, 2018

The Borderline massacre indicates that no one is safe when lethal weapons are too easily accessible to people whose only intent is to use them to slaughter others.

Louis Freedberg
Elections

Most California school construction bonds, parcel taxes pass

November 8, 2018

Voters approved about 80 percent of 112 school facility bonds and 8 of 13 parcel but a lot of votes remain to be counted.

John Fensterwald
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