April 28, 2021

How the tables have turned for California. The state’s seven-day coronavirus positivity rate fell to 1.2% on Tuesday, the lowest rate in the country. Just four months ago, California’s positivity rate was a staggering 17.1% and hospitalizations were surging to record levels, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a regional stay-at-home order. Contrast that with […]

Continued funding for a Cradle-to-Career Data System would empower communities and educators to demand better from schools.

Combining data from agencies that oversee telecommunications companies and schools, CalMatters built a database of broadband adoption and availability estimates in K-12 school neighborhoods for most of California.

As we emerge from the pandemic, California needs job training that focuses on results for people and businesses.

As millions of Californians finish a frustrating “virtual” school year plagued by tech glitches, a CalMatters data analysis exposes affordability as a key barrier to broadband access, for rural and urban students.

Read this article in English.     ¿Sus hijos han pasado el último año luchando por conectarse a sus clases virtuales debido a conexiones de banda ancha inestables desde puntos de acceso o planes de Internet con descuento? ¿Qué pasa con sus compañeros? ¿O el inicio de sesión en una escuela remota ha sido sobre ruedas? Para la […]

Mientras millones de californianos terminan un frustrante año escolar “virtual” plagado de fallas tecnológicas, un análisis de datos de CalMatters expone la asequibilidad como una barrera clave para el acceso de banda ancha, para estudiantes rurales y urbanos.

President Joe Biden's tax increases proposals will have a big effect on California, which is highly dependent on taxing the rich.