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Joe Hong

K-12 Education Reporter

Joe reports on the students, teachers and lawmakers who shape California's public schools. Before joining CalMatters in 2021, he was the education reporter at KPBS, the public radio station in San Diego. Previously, he reported on education in the Coachella Valley for The Desert Sun, a daily newspaper in Palm Springs. He's a proud graduate of California's public schools.

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From left, Taylor Kayatta and parent-teacher Vanessa Cudabac during a door-to-door campaign on Aug. 13, 2022. Kayatta is running for Sacramento City Unified School District Board Area 6. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters
From left, Taylor Kayatta and parent-teacher Vanessa Cudabac during a door-to-door campaign on Aug. 13, 2022. Kayatta is running for Sacramento City Unified School District Board Area 6. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters
Students in a classroom in Sacramento. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond speaks outside of Enrique S. Camarena Elementary School in Chula Vista on July 21, 2021. Photo by Denis Poroy, AP Photo

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