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Tiffany Stelle and Donald Hui, teachers at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, joined a tailgating action over stalled contract talks. An agreement has since been reached. Photography by Penni Gladstone for CALmatters

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California teacher pension debt swamps school budgets

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

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

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

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

California’s poor students rank next to last on national test

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California’s poor students rank next to last on national test

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

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

Gov. Brown relents amid criticism—proposes making it easier to track funding for needy kids

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Gov. Brown relents amid criticism—proposes making it easier to track funding for needy kids

Teacher at a tough school: “I’ve ended many school days crying in my car”

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Teacher at a tough school: “I’ve ended many school days crying in my car”

Open Reporting: Inside Education

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Open Reporting: Inside Education

Open Reporting: Help us explore how pension costs are hitting schools

California's Pension Crisis

Open Reporting: Help us explore how pension costs are hitting schools

Help us explore how pension costs are hitting schools

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Help us explore how pension costs are hitting schools

Audit: School districts reap millions by OKing far-flung charters

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Audit: School districts reap millions by OKing far-flung charters

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Mill Valley, in Marin County. The affluent Northern California suburb has fiercely resisted state housing interventions. Photo by Frank Schulenburg via Wiki Commons.

Podcast: The case for local control over housing

California families are hungry while a third of crops rot in fields

Homeless encampments like this one in Santa Cruz contribute to rising public concern about homelessness and housing in California. Photo by Dan Coyro/Santa Cruz Sentinel

Bad teeth, college costs, voters’ dim view of homelessness, and presidential campaign money

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Derek Duarte, 26, sits outside of his small motorhome near downtown Mountain View, California, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Duarte lives here with his girlfriend to save money while he pursues an Automotive Technology degree at De Anza College in Cupertino. Duarte has been a beneficiary of the Food Pantry at the school which has helped him lower his food costs. Photo by Gary Reyes/ Bay Area News Group

Why CA didn’t overhaul student aid this year — but could soon

The California big-donor money race among presidential candidates, zip code by zip code. Data visualizations by Ben Christopher for CalMatters

7 data visualizations: Which presidential candidates are Californians funding — month by month, zip by zip?