November 3, 2018

Charter school supporters and critics are big spenders in some Bay Area school board elections

School board races in Oakland Unified and West Contra Costa Unified attract contributions

Theresa Harrington

November 2, 2018

Differences between Marshall Tuck and Tony Thurmond are real, as are areas of agreement

Whether it's clamping down on charter schools or changing teacher tenure, candidates can say a lot more than they can actually do.

John Fensterwald

November 2, 2018

Major donors in California schools chief contest also influencing local races

EdVoice and the California Teachers Association are making their influence felt in dozens of campaigns for Assembly and Senate.

Nico Savidge

October 31, 2018

California needs a new master plan to close the education equity gap

State must invest new revenues in public education and modernize data system, author says.

John Affeldt

October 31, 2018

Tuck leads Thurmond in race for California schools chief in new poll

Poll shows Marshall Tuck favored by two-thirds of Republicans, half of independent voters, and one-third of Democrats in the week before the Nov. 6 election.

Louis Freedberg

October 30, 2018

Oakland risks state takeover if it fails to make budget cuts, state and county officials warn

District is surveying community and board plans to hear feedback from public on proposed budget cuts at meeting next month.

Theresa Harrington

October 30, 2018

New California leadership must take up educational justice

There can no longer be complacency with incrementalism when it comes to education equity in California. The stakes are too high for our children, for our state, and for our nation

Carrie Hahnel and Elisha Smith Arrillaga

October 29, 2018

California school districts make new investments in teacher evaluation

San Juan Unified is one of the California school districts making investments in its teacher evaluation system. The district adopted a System of Professional Growth in 2016 that focuses on feedback and mentoring of teachers who are being evaluated.

Diana Lambert

October 28, 2018

Asking candidates the right questions about public education

Pretty much every candidate who talks about education at all this year will promise change. It’s up to us as voters to figure out whether they mean it.

Jonathan Klein

October 28, 2018

Donations reach $50 million in race for California state superintendent of schools

Marshall Tuck has a more 2-to-1 advantage over Tony Thurmond in direct donations and $28.7 million in funding from independent committees.

John Fensterwald And Daniel J. Willis

October 25, 2018

Non-citizen parents hesitant to register for San Francisco’s school board elections

San Francisco is the only city in California where parents without U.S. citizenship are allowed to vote in school board elections, but only 49 registered, amid warnings that ICE could find their addresses.

Zaidee Stavely

October 25, 2018

Jerry Brown awaits his day in court on pension reform

The governor wants California Supreme Court to give public agencies, like school districts, the ability to change pension benefits for current workers in hard times.

John Fensterwald

October 23, 2018

Youth advocates say some Central Valley schools resisting their voter education efforts

Organizers are attempting to reverse the historically low turnout among young voters.

David Washburn

October 22, 2018

Candidates for California state superintendent of schools clash over attack ads

Negative ads tie Marshall Tuck to the Trump administration and blame Tony Thurmond for problems in a district where he was a board member.

Nico Savidge

October 22, 2018

Oakland Unified proposes to cut central office jobs to help balance next year's budget

District proposes cuts of $7 million to central services and $3 million to schools, along with $6.5 million in other spending reductions or savings.

Theresa Harrington