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Derick Lennox
School Finance
March 2, 2023

Legislative analyst opposes Newsom’s plan for more funding to high-poverty schools

State auditor says the priority should be fixing funding formula to make spending in high-poverty schools more transparent, not adding $300 million with an “equity multiplier.”

John Fensterwald
Black Student Success
February 16, 2023

Newsom’s big bet on fixing California's poorest schools and narrowing achievement gaps

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing the biggest changes in a decade to the state system of funding and governing schools.

John Fensterwald, Emma Gallegos, And Daniel J. Willis
State Education Policy
August 27, 2021

Quarantines and teacher shortages: a double whammy for California districts

Independent study is now the only option for quarantined students; superintendents warn the regulations are too constraining.

John Fensterwald And Betty Márquez Rosales
Covid-19
March 26, 2021

What 3-foot social distance means for reopening of California schools

Some districts will pivot quickly and return to full in-person instruction now; others say they can now start planning for the fall.

Diana Lambert And John Fensterwald
Covid-19
February 23, 2021

Rising tensions, heated words add pressure to reach a deal soon on reopening California schools

Assembly Budget Committee Chairman Phil Ting says school districts’ criticism of a proposed deal shows they want money but no accountability.

John Fensterwald
Covid-19
September 1, 2020

School districts worry that legislators failed to protect them from Covid-19 lawsuits

A bill that would have shielded districts that follow safety and health precautions from being sued failed to move forward.

John Fensterwald
School Finance
September 11, 2019

Gov. Newsom, lawmakers strike deal on $15 billion education construction bond

The proposed bond on the March 2020 ballot will include money for K-12 districts, including preschool, community colleges, UC and CSU.

John Fensterwald
State Education Policy
March 4, 2019

California Supreme Court stops short of allowing school districts to modify existing pensions

Supreme Court reaffirms pension reform law's elimination of one benefit but larger challenge to modify pensions of teachers and other public employees will await a future decision.

John Fensterwald