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April 19, 2015

Seven charts that put restraint and seclusion in context

Limited data and inconsistent reporting makes it difficult to understand what is happening on the ground.

John Osborn D'Agostino and Jane Meredith Adams

April 16, 2015

New financial data now available on Ed-Data site

Users can access data for school districts or the state as a whole.

Susan Frey

February 10, 2015

How many kindergartners opted out of vaccines at your school?

Got a child who is in, or will be entering, kindergarten? Use our database below to see the vaccination rates at your child's school.

John Osborn D'Agostino

January 13, 2015

Teacher survey: Change tenure, layoff laws

Gov. Jerry Brown said last week he's open to changing tenure and other teacher employment laws at issue in the Vergara v. State of California lawsuit, and most teachers in a new survey say they want to change them, too.

John Fensterwald

October 30, 2014

Ed-Data unveils new website

After nearly two decades of providing data on the state’s K-12 public schools, the Education Data Partnership is overhauling its website with a new look and updated interface that make the data easier to understand, use and share.

Smita Patel

October 30, 2014

Schools chief race most expensive statewide race

The battle for California's state superintendent of public instruction race is now the most expensive statewide race this year, surpassing spending in even the governor's race by three times, and it is also the most expensive state superintendent race in at least 12 years.

John Osborn D'Agostino

October 26, 2014

State superintendent race draws $24 million

With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, the race for California state superintendent of public instruction has been fueled by a combined $24 million in total campaign spending for incumbent Tom Torlakson and candidate Marshall Tuck.

John Osborn D'Agostino

October 26, 2014

A look at who's funding Torlakson and Tuck

Explore the money behind the California's State Superintendent of Public Instruction race with EdSource's campaign finance app.

John Osborn D'Agostino

October 10, 2014

Millions pour into state superintendent's race

Independent groups backing the two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction reloaded their campaigns with millions of dollars in contributions this week, as the race heads toward Nov. 4 with a crescendo of spending – a combined $14 million so far.

John Osborn D'Agostino and John Fensterwald

September 14, 2014

Map and Charts of Career Academies in California - 2014

A new EdSource interactive map highlights career academies in California high schools, part of reform efforts – including the Common Core State Standards and the Local Control Funding Formula – that aim to prepare students for college and careers.

John Osborn D'Agostino and Michelle Maitre

June 26, 2014

Poll finds Common Core opposition rising

An annual poll of Californians’ views on education contains bad news for teachers unions and for advocates of the Common Core standards, good news for backers of charter schools, mixed news for preschool supporters and a warning for State Superintendent Tom Torlakson in his re-election campaign against Marshall Tuck.

John Fensterwald

June 19, 2014

California 2014-15 Budget Highlights for Education

Here are the education highlights from the 2014-15 California budget negotiations, visualized. Look at the changes in Proposition 98 funding, general fund revenue and the CalSTRS system.

John Osborn D'Agostino

June 5, 2014

First official count of high-needs students under new funding formula is in

Jane Meredith Adams

April 28, 2014

Graduation rate hits new high in California

Michelle Maitre

April 23, 2014

Survey finds Californians back both Common Core and new funding formula

John Fensterwald