March 2023

More than 1,400 youth migrants have benefited from a statewide pilot program that provides social services once they've been placed with a sponsor or family. Despite its success, the program is scheduled to end this year unless lawmakers decide to reinvest in it.

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From CalMatters economy reporter Grace Gedye: The California Legislature, with its Democratic supermajority, is known for passing first-in-the-nation laws that ramp up labor and consumer protections — often in the face of intense opposition from business groups. At the same time, the California Chamber of Commerce, a powerful business lobbying group, has honed a specific […]

EN RESUMEN En todo el estado, las escuelas con las tasas más altas de estudiantes de bajos ingresos tienen menos maestros con experiencia. Aumentar el salario de los docentes es una forma de atraer a solicitantes más experimentados, pero los sindicatos de docentes siguen luchando contra esa idea. Read this article in English. A la […]

EN RESUMEN La inscripción ha disminuido en las Universidades de California (UC) y en las universidades Cal State, lo que ha frustrado a los legisladores que dieron más dinero a ambos sistemas para aumentar su número de estudiantes. Read this article in English. “Frustrante.”  Una palabra, pronunciada en voz baja por un legislador de California, […]

Two years ago, Silicon Valley Bank agreed to invest more than $9 billion to support low-income communities in California as part of its acquisition of Boston Private. After SVB collapsed, those who helped negotiate the community benefits agreement are calling on its new owners to honor the commitment.

Throughout the state, schools with the highest rates of low-income students have fewer experienced teachers. Increasing teacher pay is one way to lure more experienced applicants, but teachers unions keep fighting that idea.

Enrollment is down at the University of California and the Cal State, which has frustrated lawmakers who gave both systems more money to increase their number of students.

It’s difficult to exaggerate just how much impact a great teacher can have on a student’s life. Experienced and qualified educators can increase their students’ lifetime earnings and reduce their chances of incarceration. But in California, schools serving more students living in poverty generally have fewer experienced teachers. In the first in a series of […]

EN RESUMEN Los estudiantes de secundaria (high school) de California deberán aprobar una clase de estudios étnicos para graduarse, comenzando con la clase de 2030. Eso significa que el estado necesita muchos maestros nuevos de estudios étnicos. Pero, ¿necesitarán los profesores una credencial especial para enseñar estudios étnicos? Algunos defensores de los estudios étnicos dicen […]