Tag: Gavin Newsom

February 13, 2019

In his own words: Gov. Newsom on education in his State of the State speech 2019

This is what Gov. Gavin Newsom said about education in his first State of the State speech on Jan. 12, 2019, delivered in the Assembly chambers in the State Capitol.

EdSource Staff

January 11, 2019

Just days into governorship, Newsom a master of complexities of California budget

After years in the shadows as lieutenant governor, Newsom is back in his element shaping and making policy, this time not for one city but for the most populous state in the nation.

Louis Freedberg

January 3, 2019

Perspectives on Gov. Brown's contributions to education — and what is yet to be done

Education leaders weigh in on Gov. Brown's most important accomplishments for education and where they hope Gavin Newsom will focus his efforts.

EdSource staff

January 2, 2019

California higher education leaders have high hopes for Newsom's spending plans

Higher education experts expect Newsom to be more generous to academia than Gov. Brown. New funding and expansion of free community college tuition are anticipated.

Larry Gordon

January 1, 2019

California education issues to watch in 2019 — and predictions of what will happen

Place your bets: curbs on charter schools, passage of universal preschool, more money for K-12, more teacher strikes and the resignation of Betsy DeVos; an untested governor and volatile president may affect the odds.

John Fensterwald, Yuxuan Xie, And Justin Allen

December 12, 2018

Californians want tuition-free community college to be priority for Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom

Just over half of voters said free community college tuition should be a high or very high priority for new state funding, new poll finds.

Nico Savidge

December 11, 2018

In push for universal preschool, lessons to heed from California's class size reduction program

The $1 billion program was implemented in less than two months.

Louis Freedberg

November 16, 2018

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

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

Nico Savidge

November 15, 2018

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

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

November 7, 2018

A cradle-to-career education system in California: What it might cost

Gavin Newsom has proposed a far-reaching education agenda - but at what price? A visual guide from EdSource

Yuxuan Xie And Karin Fischer

November 7, 2018

Newsom's cradle-to-career plan for education is ambitious — and expensive

An EdSource estimate finds that the governor-elect's education promises could add up to billions of dollars.

Karin Fischer

November 4, 2018

What Tuesday's election could mean for California education

California's new governor will be the key player in introducing new reforms. But where the funds to pay for them would come from is anyone's guess.

Louis Freedberg

September 23, 2018

Newsom's 'cradle-to-career' education pledge will require sweeping changes in California

California's likely next governor has yet to spell out how much implementing his strategy will cost.

Karin Fischer

August 8, 2018

Support builds to create longitudinal data system to track student progress in California

Educators and the public do not have data that "in my view greatly improve students' performance and their ultimate employment," said Sen. Steve Glazer (D – Orinda), chair of the select committee on student success in the Senate.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

June 13, 2018

California needs system to track students as they move from school to the workforce, report says

As the state Legislature and the governor allocate more spending on programs designed to improve student outcomes, access to good data is essential to monitoring the progress of those programs, the report said.

Mikhail Zinshteyn