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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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Kayden Christiansen and his mother, Heather Christiansen, at their home in Simi Valley. Kayden, a fifth-grader, was in quarantine for 10 days shortly after his California school reopening. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares to speak at a press conference to announce a new requirement for all school teachers and employees to show proof of vaccination or to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing, at Carl B. Munck Elementary School in Oakland on Aug. 11, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Rising first graders sanitize their hands before entering the classroom during summer session at Laurel Elementary in Oakland on June 11, 2021. Laurel is a hub program for five district schools hosting 120 kids for the summer with a focus on resocialization in addition to academics. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Republican recall candidate support directing education funding directly to families and giving them the choice of where to spend it through enrollment. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

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