April 11, 2022

California K-12 enrollment plunges again, falls below 6 million

Led by continued hemorrhaging of student enrollment in Los Angeles County and parts of the Bay Area, total public school enrollment in California dropped by 110,000 this year, the second year of big losses.

John Fensterwald And Daniel J. Willis

April 11, 2022

Updated with 2021-22 data: Pandemic drop in K-12 California enrollment caps two decades of swings

View and interact with school enrollment data showing regional changes in California over the last two decades.

Yuxuan Xie And Daniel J. Willis

April 5, 2022

Community colleges on track for $100 million to improve cybersecurity

California community colleges may be in line for a $100 million cybersecurity upgrade to thwart scammers who have attempted to fraudulently enroll and get financial aid.

Michael Burke

April 4, 2022

Long Beach Community College adjuncts sue over unpaid work hours

A lawsuit by two community college adjunct professors contends violations of California's minimum wage law. The case could impact colleagues statewide.

Thomas Peele

March 31, 2022

State literacy task force echoes call for more reading coaches, specialists

State education leaders put their support behind Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to pay for literacy coaches and specialists at schools with low reading scores.

Ali Tadayon

March 22, 2022

California community college officials eye new rule forcing districts to hand over data

Recently, some California community colleges have not handed over data on enrollment and application fraud to state officials, who are now looking to force their hand.

Michael Burke

March 8, 2022

How one California elementary school sees success after overhauling its reading program

Nystrom Elementary ditched a popular, yet criticized curriculum and put a greater focus on phonics to improve students' reading skills.

Ali Tadayon

February 17, 2022

Adjuncts often find ladder leads to nowhere in California community colleges

Many take part-time teaching jobs hoping for a tenured professor post.

Thomas Peele

February 14, 2022

Assemblymember Jose Medina comments on EdSource investigation into adjunct working conditions

EdSource staff

February 14, 2022

Health care benefits key battleground for California’s adjunct community college faculty

2022 may be the year of health benefits for part-time faculty at California's community colleges, where adjuncts teach about half of the courses and make up about two-thirds of the faculty. Gov. Newsom is proposing more funding that could give some of these instructors coverage for the first time.

Thomas Peele

February 14, 2022

Map: A statewide look at health benefits for California Community Colleges adjuncts and trustees

An interactive map shows health care coverage at California community colleges for adjuncts and trustees.

Yuxuan Xie

February 10, 2022

The gig workers of California community colleges face worsening conditions

Gig by gig, adjunct faculty teach about half of the classes at California Community Colleges' 115 campuses. As the pandemic drives more students away, these critical part-timers fear losing their jobs.

Thomas Peele

February 9, 2022

Gig by Gig At California Community Colleges

This EdSource special investigation examines the predicament of part-time adjunct professors in California's Community Colleges. Numbering nearly 37,000, these professors often work without benefits and are forced to shuttle from campus to campus to make ends meet.

EdSource staff

January 4, 2022

Hit hard by Covid, California high school seniors struggling toward graduation

California school districts are reducing the number of credits needed to graduate, changing school schedules and adding tutoring to help seniors earn their diplomas.

Diana Lambert

December 16, 2021

How one California school district is using its Covid relief money to help students

Lodi Unified, in many ways a microcosm for the state as a whole, received more than $131 million in state and federal Covid relief funds, roughly a third of its overall budget pre-pandemic.

Carolyn Jones