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A man dumping a wheelbarrow full of bills. On suspense file day, California legislators killed dozens of bills.

Suspense file day: Which controversial bills did California legislators kill?

by Laurel Rosenhall May 20, 2021May 21, 2021

Lawmakers shelve dozens of significant bills, many opposed by special interests. They include proposals on police reform, housing, health care and more.

San Francisco native Veronica Garcia sits for a portrait at Bernal Heights park on Feb. 18, 2021. Garcia says when she entered San Francisco City College in 2008 she was required to take remedial classes which caused her to take more than four years before she was able to transfer to a four-year university. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Tens of thousands of community college students still taking unnecessary remedial classes

by Mikhail Zinshteyn February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

Community College

New Education secretary should look to community colleges in recovery

by Guest Commentary February 9, 2021February 9, 2021

Newsom calls textbooks “racket,” proposes money to create free ones

by Mikhail Zinshteyn January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

Butte College campus bustles between classes on February 12, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

A billion dollars in federal relief is coming to California’s community colleges and their students

by Mikhail Zinshteyn December 23, 2020December 28, 2020

What the federal stimulus package means for California

by Laurel Rosenhall December 22, 2020December 21, 2020

student homelessness

Crisis of rising student homelessness worthy of immediate action

by Guest Commentary November 23, 2020November 24, 2020