教育

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Watch us break down California’s new budget in under 2 minutes

The state's new budget weighs in at a record-setting $201 billion. Here are the highlights.

经过 Byrhonda Lyons • 6 月 27, 2018

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Is Los Angeles Unified too big to fail?

Los Angeles Unified, the state's largest school district, faces a financial meltdown and the question is whether all California taxpayers should bail it out.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 6 月 24, 2018

教育

Governor, legislative leaders agree on funding boost for higher education

California’s public universities will get an infusion of cash to increase enrollment, smooth students’ progress toward graduation and repair aging buildings under a state budget agreement reached today by Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders.

经过 费利西亚梅洛 • 6 月 8, 2018

教育

Housing costs — more than tuition — are crushing California’s low-income college students

Attending a university in California can be a financial burden beyond the means of many college hopefuls. Rising tuition is compounded by the lack of affordable housing in the state and the high cost of living.

经过 Vanessa Rancano, KQED • 6 月 7, 2018

教育

Why L.A. Unified may face financial crisis even with a giant surplus this year

The nation’s second-largest school system has enjoyed a major infusion of funding since the bone-deep cuts it endured during the recession. But in coming years, school officials project growth in employee pension and healthcare costs will eclipse the change in revenue.

经过 Jessica Calefati • 6 月 4, 2018

教育

Candidates for California schools’ chief vow to wield more influence—but for what?

Both frontrunners to be California's new superintendent of schools say they will transform the post into a more forceful voice for education reform—but their split on charter schools may be decisive in this costly campaign.

经过 Jessica Calefati • 5 月 24, 2018

教育

Billionaires vs teachers union: Charter school fight amps up race for California governor

Charter school supporters may be an effective counterbalance to the prevailing influence public-employee unions have long exerted on Democratic politics in California. But the billions in campaign donations by pro-charter tycoons also points to the outsized sway personal wealth can have on elections.

经过 劳雷尔·罗森霍尔 • 5 月 16, 2018

健康

LA Schools are ahead of the pack in checking water for lead

The Los Angeles Unified School District has a multimillion-dollar project to fix or shut down tainted water fountains. It's taking calls from other districts seeking advice on how to do the same.

经过 伊丽莎白·阿奎莱拉 • 3 月 6, 2018

教育

A Community College online? Gov. Brown’s plan re-imagines cyber learning, but faces skeptics

Gov. Jerry Brown faces challenges to convince the Legislature and a skeptical community college faculty that online education is the key to reaching the 2.5 million Californians aged 25 to 34 who graduated from high school but lack a college degree.

经过 费利西亚梅洛 • 2 月 8, 2018

教育

Dozens of California districts with worst test scores excluded from extra state help

If extremely low, declining performance on math and reading exams alone were enough to trigger state support, the number of California districts that could expect special state help would almost double from 228 to more than 400, a CALmatters analysis shows.

经过 Jessica Calefati • 1 月 18, 2018