About EdSource


Access to a quality education is an important right of all children. EdSource believes that an informed, involved public is necessary to strengthen California’s schools, improve student success and build a better workforce.

Recent Awards


With the high quality journalism that EdSource provides, we’re fortunate to frequently win awards for our reporting.

  • Contribution by an Individual for a Column or Blog

    John Swett Media Awards from California Teachers Association

    Covid challenges, bad student behavior push teachers to limit, out the door

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  • Best Feature Story or Series

    John Swett Media Awards from California Teachers Association

    Can teachers be legally liable if district policy requires they break the law?

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  • 3rd Place – Immigration and Border Reporting

    Best of the West Journalism Contest

    Family reunited after four years separated by Trump-era immigration policy

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  • 1st Place – Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism

    Institute for Nonprofit News Awards

    Library or police, a small town’s struggle puts a spotlight on library inequities across California

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Our Impact

Testing and accountability


After EdSource successfully pressed the state in 2022 to release delayed achievement data that could inform post-pandemic interventions, the state in 2023 enacted a bipartisan transparency measure to set an annual deadline for this data.


newsletter subscribers in 2023


roundtable registrants in 2023

I trust the EdSource team to keep me informed and educated with independent reporting and analysis on California schools, colleges and universities.

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more time spent on EdSource compared to most news sites

A broken system of university transfer


The state enacted a new law to pilot a streamlined transfer pathway from community colleges to the UC system, modeled on existing pathways to CSU. EdSource has helped keep the two-to-four-year transfer issue at the forefront of education discussion for years, publishing more than a dozen pieces on this topic in 2023 alone.

Strategic Impact

2023 Annual Report

View or download our 2023 Annual Report for highlights of our work in the past year, including details on our impact, awards, sustainability and donors.

Strategic Plan

EdSource completed a strategic plan in 2022 to chart a path forward for the next few years. This planning process brought together internal and external stakeholders to develop strategies towards EdSource’s stable growth.

Financials

  • 990 Financial Reports
  • EdSource Funders

Press Releases

EdSource Announces Search for a New CEO

EdSource Partners with California Local News Fellowship

EdSource Appoints ‘Journalism Innovator’ James Boren to Board