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December 3, 2017

24 ideas for improving the Local Control Funding Formula

EdSource sought the advice of experts, advocates and observers; common themes emerged on improving Gov. Jerry Brown's landmark law.

John Fensterwald
February 15, 2017

EdSource poll: Child care and preschool costs force parents to make difficult tradeoffs

Nearly half of families with young children say a parent left the job market to address child care needs.

Louis Freedberg
January 13, 2017

Questions from California: what education leaders would ask Betsy DeVos – if they could

Our experts would want to know about she'd address vouchers, early education, fears of immigrant students, Common Core and students' college debt.

John Fensterwald
November 16, 2016

Education leaders contemplate impact of a Trump presidency on California

Forecasters have little to go on since education wasn't a major theme in the presidential campaign.

EdSource staff
November 6, 2016

New superintendents seek continuity as they reflect on challenges ahead

Four superintendents appointed in 2016 discuss their leadership approaches.

Michael Collier
June 6, 2016

County superintendents speak out on making accountability work

Michael Collier
January 11, 2016

Supreme Court signals it's ready to hand CTA, public unions big setback

The teachers in Friedrichs lawsuit claim mandatory fees violate their rights.

John Fensterwald
December 22, 2015

Closing the achievement gap: Will California’s reforms make a difference?

EdSource conducted a series of interviews with leading educators and scholars about the persistence of these achievement gaps and the prospects for the current set of reforms in California to help close them.

Louis Freedberg
September 3, 2015

Students speak out on the Common Core

Students discuss teaching and testing as the new standards are implemented.

Katherine Ellison, Sarah Tully, and Laurie Udesky
June 2, 2015

What's not on California's education agenda – and should be

We asked nonprofit education leaders what reforms they think should be added to California's agenda.

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