California State PTA

June 2, 2021

California parents need a seat at the education reform table

The pandemic galvanized parents to become advocates for their children. They must lean in to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to redefine what education reform means in California.

Megan Bacigalupi and Rebecca Bodenheimer

Commentary

February 27, 2020

Opinion: California students deserve safe, healthy schools

Health and safety projects will have the highest priority for funding under proposed California bond, Proposition 13, says California State PTA.

Celia Jaffe

Student Well-Being

October 13, 2019

California mandates later start times for middle and high school students

Gov. Newsom signed the bill delaying start times for teenagers against the opposition of school groups that said districts know best how to set schedules.

John Fensterwald

Legislation

September 14, 2019

State Legislature approves later start times for California middle, high school students

Author won support to set middle schools to start no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m.

Theresa Harrington

School Finance

August 30, 2019

Second tax measure to fund California schools proposed for 2020 ballot

Potentially two initiatives on the November 2020 ballot could create a choice or confusion for voters.

John Fensterwald

State Education Policy

April 29, 2018

Candidates for California governor clash over spending, charter schools at PTA forum

Event had empty podiums for no-shows, front runners Democrat Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox. Conservative Travis Allen voiced opinions at odds with three other debaters.