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Ricardo Cano
Ricardo Cano covers California education for CalMatters. Cano joined CalMatters in September 2018 from The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, where he spent three years as the education reporter. Cano has been a finalist for three awards, a Livingston Award for Young Journalists honoring outstanding achievement by professionals under the age of 35, an Education Writers Association award for data journalism and two consecutive Arizona Press Club awards for public service journalism.
The latest by Ricardo Cano
Charter schools, unions call a truce in an epic battle as Newsom brokers a deal
Needy school districts are getting more money — but what about needy kids?
With early childhood education on CA’s agenda, preschool teachers ask why ‘cashiers at McDonalds’ get better pay
Teacher credentials come in for tough grading as CA rethinks charter school rules
Charter school task force echoes calls for tighter charter school regs, more local control
Charter school curbs pass Assembly, but drama foretells compromise
California schools haven’t fully embraced laws protecting LGBTQ kids, study shows
Universal preschool bills advance, and it’s more than just baby steps
California opinions on charter schools are divided—and more complex than portrayed
Later school bells, alternative testing: California lawmakers try again on quashed K-12 bills
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