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Kiki Hall, who lives in Southeast Fresno, shares an internet connection with as many as eight other people in her home throughout the day leading to slow connections and frequent outages. Photo courtesy of Samantha Phillips

How we analyzed why millions of California students lack broadband access

by Jackie Botts and Jeremia Kimelman April 28, 2021April 29, 2021

Combining data from agencies that oversee telecommunications companies and schools, CalMatters built a database of broadband adoption and availability estimates in K-12 school neighborhoods for most of California.

Jonathan, 4, works on an art project with help from his therapist, left, and mother, Natalia Acosta, right, during online preschool at his him in Tracy on March 3, 2021. He is among California's special-needs students who have faced special challenges during the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Special-needs children still seek help after year adrift

by Ricardo Cano and Elizabeth Aguilera March 22, 2021March 23, 2021

Two students wearing face masks at All Saints' Day School work independently as one student studies behind a plexiglass screen in Carmel on Dec. 10, 2020. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

California students in richer areas far more likely to be back in classrooms

by Ricardo Cano and Jeremia Kimelman February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

Parents and students gather for a quiet protest and sit-in at Thousand Oaks Elementary School in Berkeley on Jan. 13, 2021. Berkeley Unified School District parents are calling for schools to reopen for in-person learning in accordance with public health guidelines. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group

Lawmakers blitz governor on school reopenings

by Ricardo Cano February 18, 2021February 19, 2021

Gennie Gorback, President-Elect of the California Kindergarten Assocation, plays with her daughters, Cece, almost two, left, and Tilly, 4, right, at their Orinda home on Feb. 3, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Low kindergarten attendance creates first grade problem

by Elizabeth Aguilera February 9, 2021February 19, 2021

Alameda County health workers prepare syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a distribution clinic at St. Rose hospital in Hayward on Jan. 27, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Teacher vaccines in California determined by location, luck

by Ricardo Cano February 9, 2021February 10, 2021

Yard duty monitors check the temperatures of students arriving at Encinal Elementary School in Atherton on Dec. 17, 2020. The Menlo Park City School District is among the few districts that kept schools open this fall during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

Why the majority of California schools might not reopen anytime soon

by Ricardo Cano January 29, 2021February 1, 2021

California public schools suffer record enrollment drop

by Ricardo Cano January 26, 2021January 26, 2021

Kindergarten teacher Jessica Clancey, center, walks through her classroom at Barron Park Elementary School on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 in Palo Alto. Photo by Aric Crabb, Bay Area News Group

Newsom’s $2 billion school reopening fund could actually cost districts money

by Ricardo Cano January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

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California Policy & Politics: A Primer

by CalMatters staff January 14, 2021January 15, 2021