Charter Schools

California lawmakers only spent just a few minutes discussing in public the hundreds of bills they introduce. But these 10 measures had hours of intense debate in 2025.

Lawmakers are considering creating an inspector general role just to oversee charter schools. It might slow the charter school movement.

Los Angeles Unified School District wants to "avoid" charter schools taking over several hundred district buildings. A judge may decide if that's legal.

School officials are scrambling to find an alternate site for its campus while trying to support families, nearly half of whom lost their homes in the fire.

In the final week of session, legislators are debating whether to give more leeway to public school teachers when to report students to law enforcement. Supporters say disabled and students of color are unfairly disciplined, but opponents say school safety is at risk.

California public school financing has been clobbered in recent years, and intensified a long-running battle over charter schools.

A long-running feud between Orange County's elected schools superintendent and its school board exemplifies how public education has become a major venue for culture war clashes.

California’s homeschool charter schools put power and control in the hands of parents, so that they decide how best to improve the learning of their kids.

The massive influx of one-time federal aid should be used to make up for lost learning time and emotional setbacks students experienced when schools were closed during the pandemic.

California's perpetual conflict over charter schools flared up again this year, resulting in a temporary truce.