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Voters have passed ballot measures such as Proposition 98, which set the level of state education funding, and Proposition 227, which banned bilingual education. Voters also elect the state superintendent of public instruction and local school board members for the state’s nearly 1,000 districts.

July 7, 2017

LA Unified's new board president calls for help to market district's schools

Rodriguez says Los Angeles should shut down poor-performing charters while successful ones can share their practices with the rest of the district.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
July 6, 2017

Charter school co-founder elected president of L.A. school board

New board president hopes to unite those backed by charters and unions.

George White
June 18, 2017

New LA school board member says strengthening district schools her first priority

Kelly Gonez was backed by charter school advocates, but says expanding the number of charters is not what she is interested in doing.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
May 24, 2017

Election aftermath: Don't expect to see big increases in LA charter schools

Expanding charters will exacerbate L.A. Unified's major challenges, including a prospective budget deficit and declining enrollment.

Louis Freedberg and Mikhail Zinshteyn
May 17, 2017

Charter-backed candidates win majority on L.A. Unified school board

The race for the three board seats generated nearly $17 million in campaign spending.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
May 3, 2017

California’s largest charter group pushes its agenda with money and people power

Buttressed by its roughly $18 million in political spending in 2015 and 2016, the California Charter Schools Association is a rising political force in California that’s challenging the teachers unions’ prowess in shaping local and state education law.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
April 20, 2017

California bill that critics say could cripple charter schools back in the spotlight

A bill that would have allowed only school districts to approve new charter petitions is very much alive despite being shelved Monday by its sponsor.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
March 13, 2017

Marshall Tuck running again for state superintendent

He lost narrowly to Tom Torlakson in 2014 in an expensive, divisive race.

John Fensterwald
March 8, 2017

Millions spent in Los Angeles school board race yield no clear winner yet

Three school board seat races generated $6.7 million in campaign contributions, much of it from charter school advocates and labor groups.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
March 5, 2017

Charter groups and unions spend millions for control of LA Unified school board

Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots for three seats on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
January 27, 2017

Former California schools chief Delaine Eastin announces campaign for governor

Eastin enters what is likely to be a crowded field in the race to succeed Gov. Jerry Brown.

Louis Freedberg
November 9, 2016

Voters back all three education initiatives on California ballot

State propositions extend tax on wealthy residents, fund a $9 billion construction bond and repeal English-only instruction law.

Theresa Harrington, John Fensterwald, and Ashley Hopkinson
October 27, 2016

Education Initiatives: Support for Prop. 55 strong but lags for Prop. 51

Louis Freedberg
October 23, 2016

Teachers union mobilizes to boost turnout for education-related initiatives

the California Teachers Association this weekend mobilized supporters to boost voter turnout on behalf of two ballot measures -- Propositions 55 and 58 -- that will have a direct bearing on schools and community colleges.

Louis Freedberg
October 9, 2016

Polls show support for three education initiatives but passage for bond measure in doubt

Ashley Hopkinson