Guest Commentary

With schools closed, there’s the real possibility of a significant rise in stress-related mental health challenges among young people and parents.

We need to plan for a virtual future, where tele-health, tele-education, and more are equally available to anyone anywhere in California.

California should use this time to upgrade the redemption process for bottles and cans, and improve this important and popular collection system for recycling.

Drastic austerity measures could endanger the public health response to COVID-19 and increase the intensity of the economic downturn.

Por Vernon M. Billy, en exclusiva para CalMatters Hello! We’re publishing more of our work in Spanish to better serve our diverse state. Make sure to click here to read the article in English. Los administradores y educadores trabajan en nuestras escuelas públicas porque cuidan de los niños y están comprometidos con su aprendizaje y crecimiento.  Estamos […]

The decision to reopen schools must be based on what makes sense for students academically and from a health perspective.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inequalities across California for one-third of the residents who don’t have access to safe outdoor places.

There is a better approach to dealing with California’s fiscal problems from COVID19: It’s a temporary fix to a temporary problem.

California’s private sector cannot be the safety net for the COVID-19 crisis, that is the role of government, which can alleviate financial pressures on businesses.

California needs to continue to invest in community colleges as classes and student services are transitioned online.