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A big data system for public education?

by Dan Walters January 18, 2021January 14, 2021

Having failed so many times to effectively use technology in state government, should California try again with a school data system?

Will Gov. Newsom patch up the Local Control Funding Formula for schools?

by Guest Commentary January 5, 2021January 4, 2021

What California’s budget deal means for K-12 schools

by Ricardo Cano July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

California school districts will need to do more with less as a result of budget cuts stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

Schools face prospect of layoffs, furloughs as state budget shrinks

by Ricardo Cano May 15, 2020May 15, 2020

Assemblymember Shirley Weber speaks about the impact of pollution and climate change on communities of color

Legislators vote to close school spending loophole

by Ricardo Cano May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

PG&E has a come-to-Newsom moment + how schools spend their bills + a mental health care initiative, perhaps

by Dan Morain November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

Carol Pancho reads to her first grade class at Sequoia Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Pancho is retiring at the end of the school year after 37 years of teaching. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group

As California spends billions on high-needs students, calls grow for more oversight

by Ricardo Cano November 5, 2019November 6, 2019

Blowback on ethnic studies, mental illness, fighting to save forests, and cannabis

by Dan Morain August 9, 2019August 8, 2019

California school funding, school finance, LCFF, Local Control Funding Formula

Needy school districts are getting more money — but what about needy kids?

by Ricardo Cano August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

Sandra Falwell, right, and fellow nurses rally to hear Senator Bernie Saunders speak at the annual convention of the California Nurses Association at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Saunders, who introduced a single-payer health care legislation, is trying to bring more attention to and gather support for his bill. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

The coming battles over Obamacare, schools, housing and cap and trade

by Dan Morain December 17, 2018July 8, 2019