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Tag: Charter Schools

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Posted inCommentary

Parents, not unions, know what’s best for their children

by Guest Commentary August 10, 2021August 9, 2021

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.

schools
Posted inCommentary

California schools should spend their extra $15 billion on students

by Guest Commentary July 22, 2021August 3, 2021
California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

California’s charter school war flares up again

by Dan Walters June 13, 2021June 9, 2021
California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Eli Broad was a passionate school reformer

by Dan Walters May 4, 2021May 3, 2021
Mario Ramírez Garcia, 10, listen as his teacher addresses the class during distance learning in the bedroom he shares with his sister on April 23, 2021. According to their father, the internet connection at their Oakland home cuts out about twice a week, which is especially frustrating to the kids when they are taking tests. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

The wires may be there, but the dollars aren’t: Analysis shows why millions of California students lack broadband

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jackie Botts and Ricardo Cano April 28, 2021April 19, 2023
California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inDan Walters

Semi-secret ‘trailer bills’ pop up

by Dan Walters August 27, 2020August 25, 2020
alternative schools
Posted inCommentary, K-12 Education

Alternative schools provide lessons on reaching disconnected students for distance learning

by Guest Commentary August 7, 2020August 5, 2020
school funding
Posted inCommentary, Education, K-12 Education

California’s change in school funding will harm students and schools

by Guest Commentary August 4, 2020August 3, 2020
school funding
Posted inCommentary, Education, K-12 Education

A focus on injustice, inequity in public education must drive California’s budget priorities

by Guest Commentary July 20, 2020July 10, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom signs big charter school legislation in a Capitol kumbaya moment

Avatar photo by Dan Morain October 4, 2019October 4, 2019

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