April 29, 2022
Senate, Assembly agree California schools should receive billions more in unrestricted funding
Districts complain COLA isn't enough to cover their costs and needs; Gov. Newsom to release revised budget, revenue projections by May 15.
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Patrick O’Donnell
December 8, 2020
California Assembly leaders press for all districts to resume in-school teaching in the spring
Reopening would begin in stages once health officials say schools can safely open under a bill proposed by eduction leaders in the Assembly.
John Fensterwald
October 4, 2019
Charter school reform in California: what state leaders had to say
Gov. Newsom, key legislators and charter school advocates and skeptics pledged to build on the collaboration that made compromise possible.
John Fensterwald
September 17, 2019
Removing lead from water would be priority in proposed school construction bond
$150 million for testing, remediation would remove lead in schools statewide but based on a standard that pediatricians say is still hazardous.
John Fensterwald
September 10, 2019
California’s charter schools soon to enter an uneasy era
School districts will be able to cite an adverse fiscal impact to deny a charter school application, but not without making a strong case.
John Fensterwald
May 24, 2019
Early push to rein in charter schools squeaks by; vote of confidence in Chancellor Oakley
This week: After an intense debate, legislation that could substantially reduce the number of new charter schools in California got just enough votes to pass the Assembly; and we interview Tom Epstein, president of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, which extended Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley’s contract.
EdSource staff
April 12, 2019
California plan for school construction bonds sparks debate for reform
Advocates for more equitable state funding of school facilities see proposals for multi-billion dollar state construction bonds in 2020 and 2022 as a chance to make a case for changing the state formula for distributing money.
John Fensterwald
March 29, 2019
Another push to expand use of SAT in California amid criticism of test
One bill would let school districts give the SAT or ACT to all students, at state expense; another calls on UC and CSU to consider phasing out the tests altogether.
John Fensterwald
February 28, 2019
Disclosure requirements for charter schools await Gov. Newsom's signature
California's open meetings, public records and conflict-of-interest laws will soon apply to charter schools. Newsom called for the legislation.
John Fensterwald
February 26, 2019
Proposed legislation would substantially curb growth of California charter schools
Legislation by the chair of the Assembly Education Committee would ban appeals, cap charters at the current level and factor in charter schools’ fiscal impact on authorizing districts
John Fensterwald
September 30, 2018
Gov. Brown vetoes bill to let districts give SAT or ACT as 11th grade test
Dozens of districts are offering the tests at their own expense already, because scores on SAT and ACT, not Smarter Balanced, are what matters to high school juniors.
John Fensterwald
August 29, 2018
Offering the SAT instead of Smarter Balanced will open doors to college
11th graders suffering test fatigue from too many tests and SAT better positions underserved students for college, proponents say.
Christopher J. Steinhauser
March 1, 2018
Senators want to add extra $1.2 billion to California school funding formula next year
Districts strapped with rising expenses could use the money however they want.
John Fensterwald
September 17, 2017
Legislation roundup: STEM school, later school start, 'meal shaming,' budget reserves; what passed and what didn't
What also happened to California proposals for charter schools, fiscal transparency, longer teacher probation — and more.
EdSource staff
August 10, 2017
Undergraduate education major, banned for 56 years, returns
Colleges will have another option for a 4-year path to a teaching credential.