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California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

A big data system for public education?

by Dan Walters January 18, 2021January 14, 2021

Having failed so many times to effectively use technology in state government, should California try again with a school data system?

New vaccine strategy exposes big challenges

by Emily Hoeven January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

schools

California’s plan to bring many students back to school for in-person learning in careful stages

by Guest Commentary January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

student homelessness

Crisis of rising student homelessness worthy of immediate action

by Guest Commentary November 23, 2020November 24, 2020

A special education pre-k class that has been permitted to reopen amid coronavirus concerns on the Lu Sutton Elementary school campus in Novato on Oct. 27, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

What Prop. 15’s defeat means for California schools

by Ricardo Cano November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

Special education instructor Liz Duffield sprays down the tables in her pre-k and kindergarten classroom at the end of the school day on Oct. 26, 2020. Duffield says that sanitizing and hand washing has become an important part of keeping herself and her students healthy and she intends to continue with them after the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

What we know so far about school reopenings in California

by Ricardo Cano and James Bikales November 2, 2020November 4, 2020

A delivery of state-supplied masks, face shields, no-touch thermometers, and hand sanitizer arrive for when Kern County schools are able to open for in-person instruction. Photo courtesy of Kern County Office of Education

Behind the ‘Wild West’ of school reopenings

by Ricardo Cano and Ana B. Ibarra September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

ventilatopm

A chance to fix poor ventilation in classrooms, protect children and teachers, and create jobs

by Guest Commentary August 26, 2020August 25, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press conference in the state capitol following the first COVID-19 death in California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Newsom loses more top staff

by Emily Hoeven August 14, 2020August 14, 2020

school waivers

California’s school waivers place the safety of students, teachers, families at risk

by Guest Commentary July 30, 2020July 30, 2020