May 30, 2019

Lost Days: Chronic Absenteeism in Rural California [VIDEO]

A window into Northern California's Butte County, where geography and family trauma often keep students from school. The problem has been magnified by the wildfire that devastated the town of Paradise.

Jennifer Molina

May 30, 2019

Interactive Map: California's chronically absent students in 2017-18

View EdSource's interactive map showing the chronic absenteeism rates for school districts across California. The highest rates - higher than 10 percent - are clustered in rural areas.

Yuxuan Xie And Daniel J. Willis

May 13, 2019

Saving Stege: What will it take to redesign this struggling California school?

The West Contra Costa Unified School District has embarked on an 18-month plan to redesign a struggling East Bay school. Will it succeed?

Zaidee Stavely

May 13, 2019

Share Your Story about Stege Elementary

Please fill out the form below and indicate if you are willing to speak to an EdSource reporter.

EdSource staff

April 27, 2019

Statewide survey: most Californians support teacher strikes for higher pay

Public Policy Institute asked about some of the most hotly debated issues in its annual Californians and Education statewide survey.

Diana Lambert

April 17, 2019

Rising rents in coastal California outpace teacher pay

Many, especially first-year teachers, are spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent, exceeding the federal cutoff for affordable housing.

Diana Lambert And Daniel J. Willis

April 17, 2019

In need of teacher housing, more California school districts building their own

A number of school districts, especially in high-cost regions of the state, are constructing apartment complexes to help attract and retain teachers.

Diana Lambert And Daniel J. Willis

April 17, 2019

How much housing can California teachers afford?

View teacher salaries and housing affordability for every district in California that reported salary data using EdSource's interactive web app.

Yuxuan Xie, Daniel J. Willis, And Justin Allen

April 17, 2019

Interactive Map: Where teachers find affordable housing in California

Teachers in the most populated areas of California face formidable odds when it comes to securing housing throughout their careers. Explore three interactive maps that show the housing challenges California teachers face.

Justin Allen And Daniel J. Willis

April 17, 2019

California teachers share their stories

California teachers struggle to pay the rent as rising costs outpace their pay. The divide is sharpest for starting teachers in coastal regions like the Bay Area. Here are some of their stories.

Diana Lambert

April 17, 2019

Living where they teach a fading dream for many California teachers

Rising housing costs have hit teachers hard, especially those at the bottom of the salary scale working in California's coastal and metro areas.

Daniel J. Willis

April 17, 2019

Teachers struggle to meet housing costs: how EdSource did the story

EdSource's analysis looked at teacher salaries and fair market rents to show where in California teachers can afford to rent an apartment or home

Daniel J. Willis

April 17, 2019

Search teacher pay and fair market rent data by school district

Search for teacher salaries in districts across the state

Daniel J. Willis

April 17, 2019

Teachers: Share your housing story

EdSource wants to hear from teachers across California about their ability to find affordable housing.

EdSource staff

February 12, 2019

Acclaimed restorative justice program on the chopping block in Oakland Unified

Students and advocates are loudly protesting a plan to significantly cut staff from the popular initiative, which emphasizes alternatives to punitive discipline approaches like suspension and expulsion.

David Washburn