Charter Schools

Unions win Round One of charter schools battle, legislation to ban a crop pesticide clears first hurdle, Planned Parenthood sees California as a safe haven

As charter school advocates rallied en masse and California’s teachers’ unions flexed their political muscle, a cluster of bills that would dramatically curb the growth of charters in the state cleared the Assembly Education Committee on Wednesday. The votes were the first in what figures to be a lengthy, high-stakes battle this session between two […]

In El Salvador, Gavin Newsom sees immigration policy as a mission, while in Sacramento legislators propose bills to hike corporate taxes, curb charter schools and make health care more affordable

Newsom on death. Trump on oil. San Francisco on youth crime. Thurmond on charter schools. Athletes on gender equity. And good fences make good neighbors in Santa Rosa.

Yet another official probe into the Stephon Clark shooting. California's new surgeon general warns of a powerful toxin. Incoming charter school reforms.

The transparency mandate signed into law Tuesday is just the first in a flurry of bills aimed at curbing California charter schools.

Becerra tries to claw back public records. Elections have consequences for charter schools. For-profit colleges get scrutiny. Plus: Dynamex draws a crowd.

CA GOP gets a new chair. Trump wants Californians to pay an extra insurance bill, for $1, because, abortion. Striking teachers, housing and charter schools

As teachers strike this week in Oakland, the conflict over charter schools in California is being portrayed in sweeping terms. But a CALmatters analysis of statewide charter enrollment data paints a far more nuanced picture, in which charter growth is more a collection of densely concentrated hotspots than a statewide phenomenon.

Trump wants that high speed rail money back. Lawmakers want the bullet train to go to San Jose. Charter transparency gets a vote. And the soda tax is back.