March 15, 2020

While California holds off on ordering all schools closed, expected closures escalate rapidly throughout state

Over 90 percent of California students are either out of school now or projected to be in the next few days as rural schools also begin to close in larger numbers.

Louis Freedberg

March 15, 2020

In his own words: Gov. Newsom on why he’s not ordering all California schools to close

Newsom said he’s not ready to override superintendents in mainly small, rural districts that will remain open.

EdSource staff

March 14, 2020

Gov. Newsom assures school districts they'll be funded during coronavirus closures

In exchange for the money, districts should provide online learning, and independent study "to the extent feasible," which is puzzling to some.

John Fensterwald

March 14, 2020

West Contra Costa Unified teachers take steps to save jobs, increase class sizes

Of the 240 teacher positions targeted to be cut, 185 will be spared.

Ali Tadayon

March 13, 2020

Millions of California students to be out of school as torrent of districts announce closures

Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified become latest California districts to announce temporary closures.

Louis Freedberg

March 13, 2020

Building a better system to serve California’s youngest children — and their families

California needs to better integrate and coordinate the myriad programs that impact children's lives, surgeon general says.

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

March 11, 2020

All but final: California voters reject $15 billion state school bond

One week after the March 3 election, Proposition 13 remains behind 46 to 54 percent, which appears too big a gap to make up.

John Fensterwald

March 9, 2020

California districts complain proposed state budget won’t cover expenses

With mandated costs rising, school districts had been counting on a larger cost of living adjustment that they’d receive next year.

John Fensterwald

March 6, 2020

Local child care and preschool measures in California in limbo until more votes counted

Alameda County may choose to wait to begin collecting the new sales tax until legal challenges involving other initiatives are resolved.

Zaidee Stavely

March 6, 2020

Oakland school board votes $18.8 million in cuts, up to 100 layoffs; hears pleas to cut police force

The board voted to lay off about 100 workers to close its 2020-21 budget deficit, may consider eliminating its police force in the future.

Theresa Harrington

March 6, 2020

Why bond and tax measures to bolster California schools struggled to pass at the polls

School districts have turned to parcel taxes in recent years to raise money for school programs, class-size reduction and teacher salaries.

Carolyn Jones And Diana Lambert

March 5, 2020

Post-Prop. 13: Why a likely winner may end up California election’s big loser

Several factors — confusion with a more famous 13, tax fatigue, anxiety over the stock market — may have led to the measure’s likely defeat.

John Fensterwald

March 4, 2020

Los Angeles school board races appear headed for runoff elections

Jackie Goldberg is headed toward reelection to the Los Angeles school board, but two other races likely won't be decided until the fall.

Michael Burke

March 4, 2020

Vote still out on three measures to build California teacher housing

East Side Union High, Chula Vista Elementary and Soledad Unified school districts had votes short of 55 percent needed to claim victory. Mail-in and final votes being counted.

Diana Lambert

March 3, 2020

California school construction bond is losing

Prop. 13 — unrelated to the better known tax cutting initiative in 1978 — would have helped K-12 districts, community colleges, CSU and UC with the cost of construction projects.

John Fensterwald