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We can’t have equity in computer science education without connectivity

by Guest Commentary December 28, 2020December 23, 2020

Access to computer science education begins with closing the digital divide and ensuring all students have adequate broadband internet.

We must reclaim the democratic purpose of California schools

by Guest Commentary December 8, 2020December 7, 2020

California students will fight for the ethnic studies education we deserve

by Guest Commentary November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Diana Marrone helps her daughter Sienna, 5, into her backpack at their Oakley home before leaving for school on Sept. 22, 2020. Marrone, who works full time, enrolled Sienna in a private Christian school so she would have in-person instruction. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California for all? Few public schools pursuing elementary waivers

by Ricardo Cano September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

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Five key takeaways for the 2020-21 school year in California

by Ethan Edward Coston August 17, 2020August 17, 2020

A fifth grade class does classwork outside while social distancing at Bishop Unified in Inyo County over the summer. Photo courtesy of Bishop Unified School District

Rural California schools prepare for possible in-person teaching

by Ricardo Cano August 6, 2020August 12, 2020

First responders at a Kaiser emergency room in San Francisco on April 9, 2020. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state would make hotel rooms available to care providers in regions with high rates of COVID-19 infections who need to self-isolate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

CA only using 32% of ventilators

by Emily Hoeven April 10, 2020April 10, 2020

A construction worker in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco on March 25, 2020. Public works employees are exempt during the shelter in place order. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

500% increase in CA unemployment claims

by Emily Hoeven April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

A sign reminding drivers to wash their hands hangs above I-280 in San Francisco on the first day of the three-week shelter in place mandate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Is CA bending the curve enough?

by Emily Hoeven April 2, 2020April 1, 2020

Oakland Technical High School students stand in front of the marquee after it was announced that all Oakland schools would close for three weeks over coronavirus concerns on March 13, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

End of the school year, state says

by Emily Hoeven April 1, 2020March 31, 2020