June 13, 2023

EN RESUMEN La rotación de maestros es alta en las escuelas con un gran número de estudiantes que viven en la pobreza. Ahora California está invirtiendo miles de millones de dólares en dos programas: uno subsidia a los estudiantes universitarios en programas de acreditación y el otro ofrece dinero a los distritos que desean crear […]

EN RESUMEN Más de 170,000 personas están sin hogar en California. Algunos demócratas quieren que el estado sea el primero de la nación en declarar que la vivienda es un derecho humano, pero a los opositores les preocupa que sea costoso. Read this article in English. La vida, la libertad, la búsqueda de la felicidad […]

Teacher turnover is high at schools with large numbers of students living in poverty. Now California is pouring billions of dollars into two programs: One subsidizes college students in credentialing programs and the other offers money to districts that want to create community schools.

More than 170,000 people are homeless in California. Some Democrats want to make the state the nation’s first to declare housing a human right, but opponents worry it would be costly.

Residents in the flood-ravaged Central Valley town Planada are struggling to recover from the January storms. A UC Merced report estimated the predominantly Latino farmworker community needs $20.3 million in state relief. A 58-year resident is calling on state leaders to honor the promises they made after surveying the damage.

From CalMatters’ state Capitol reporter Sameea Kamal and climate policy reporter Alejandro Lazo: The budget agreement that legislative Democrats plan to pass Thursday partly addresses the major concerns facing some public transit agencies in California, which have pleaded for state assistance as they continue to deal with a statewide $6 billion deficit due in large […]

The California Legislature will be playing charades this week, passing a budget bill to meet the June 15 constitutional deadline even though it's not the real budget. It will, however, protect lawmakers' paychecks.