In this edition of “This Week in California Education,” Executive Director Louis Freedberg, and Editor-at-Large John Fensterwald discuss key issues in education in California and nationally. This week they’re joined by special guest Ted Lempert, president of Children Now.
- The California Legislature approves its FY18 budget, with increased funding for K-12 schools (read story)
- U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos criticizes charter school advocates who promote charter schools to the exclusion of other “school choice” options (read story)
- Netflix CEO Reed Hastings commits to a decades-long campaign to increase charter school enrollments.
And hear John and Louis’ predictions of the week!
Produced by Sarah Tan