WhatMatters
Newsom signs big charter school legislation in a Capitol kumbaya moment
Newsom signs charter school bill. Teen birth rates are a tale of two states. What role does 'toxic masculinity' play in mass shootings?
K-12 education
K-12 Education
From more sleep to less lunch stress, what ‘Governor Dad’ did this year for CA kids
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a father of four, promised he'd put kids front and center in his first- year agenda — and the legislative year was good to K-12 Californians.
WhatMatters
Disaster days, vaping wars, privacy, and Newsom urges Trump to end homelessness among veterans
California losing more school days to disasters. Newsom takes on Trump over homelessness, takes steps to crack down on e-cigarettes.
California Wildfires
What wildfire did to one California town’s schools in four years
Since 2002, nearly two-thirds of the days lost to school closures have been for wildfire and wildfire-related issues. Of those fire closures, half have occurred in the past four school years.
Education
Disaster Days: How megafires, guns and other 21st century crises are disrupting California schools
From climate-driven natural disasters to crumbling infrastructure and threats of mass shootings, modern dangers are sending California kids home from class in record numbers. The trend is only beginning to show up on lawmakers' radar.
WhatMatters
Newsom rejects ‘Trump insurance’ bill, blood on the floor, plastics, time, and 18-year-old scotch
Newsom rejects 'Trump insurance.' Anti-vax battle turns bloody. UAW official involved in Tesla fight is charged with corruption.
K-12 Education
Charter schools, unions call a truce in an epic battle as Newsom brokers a deal
A long, deep-pocketed fight over California's public school system appears to have reached a detente, with stricter credentialing for charter school teachers, rules that make it easier for districts to reject new charter campuses and a 2-year moratorium on new online charter schools.
Education
Needy school districts are getting more money — but what about needy kids?
Financially, at least, California's 5-year-old school finance overhaul is working for disadvantaged students. But a PPIC study still finds that high-need schools are still too reliant on novice teachers. And in better-off districts, not enough is being done for poorer kids.
K-12 Education
With early childhood education on CA’s agenda, preschool teachers ask why ‘cashiers at McDonalds’ get better pay
Gov. Gavin Newsom has ambitious plans to improve California's early childhood education, but experts say he's forgetting a key: preschool teacher salaries.
K-12 Education
Teacher credentials come in for tough grading as CA rethinks charter school rules
Heather Williams knew as a kid that she wanted to be a piano teacher. She earned her music degree with a piano emphasis from Brigham Young University and spent decades honing her craft. Today she not only runs her own academy near Sacramento, offering private lessons with a special certification in the Suzuki Method of […]