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Tim Barnes (right), the assistant program manager at Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Academy, explains some of the curriculum and programming to Michaela De Guzman (left) and Jocelyn Tang (center) of Girls Who Code. Dozens of computer science-focused organizations displayed booths on the first floor of the Oakland Scottish Rite Center on Oct. 26, 2023. Photo by Emily Steinberger for CalMatters

A shortage of teachers for computer science classes puts California near the bottom of a national instruction ranking

by Carolyn Jones October 27, 2023October 30, 2023

Only 40% of California high schools offer computer science classes. A new law aims to make it easier to certify computer science teachers.

Claudia Gutierrez is a mother of six kids and a recipient of the Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Program in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2023. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

California Divide

With a guaranteed income, you can buy precious time with your family, say California parents

by Jeanne Kuang February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

Oakland police officers walk through a crime scene outside the West Oakland BART station on Jan. 3, 2018. Photo by Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle via AP

From scandal to scrutiny: How intense citizen oversight reshaped Oakland police

by Nigel Duara April 6, 2022April 8, 2022

Jenny Varner grew up knowing she wanted to attend Mills College in Oakland, but she transferred out after news of the Northeastern merger. Photo by Steven Vargas for CalMatters

Mills-Northeastern merger a sign of challenges facing women’s colleges

by Juhi Doshi February 17, 2022February 28, 2022

Are California schools failing students of color?

by Emily Hoeven February 7, 2022February 7, 2022

A rendering of the Angels Stadium redevelopment plans. Image via Anaheim.net

California Divide

How sports arenas became the poster child of California’s housing crisis

by Erika Paz August 24, 2021August 24, 2021

CalMatters en Español

La pandemia puso al descubierto las desigualdades existentes. Los niños de California sintieron el dolor.

by Jocelyn Wiener June 30, 2021July 1, 2021

Students and teachers play on the playground at Laurel Elementary during summer session classes in Oakland on June 11, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Summer school options: California hits record enrollment, but is it enough?

by Joe Hong June 17, 2021June 17, 2021

Brian Cruz photographed at Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District in San Jacinto on June 13, 2021. Photo by Nalani Hernandez-Melo for CalMatters

Higher Education

How some college counselors are fighting back against pandemic-induced enrollment decline

by Charlotte West and Angel Fabre June 16, 2021June 16, 2021

Russell Jeung, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate, near the office of Chinese for Affirmative Action in San Francisco Chinatown on May 7, 2021. Jeung is an Asian American Studies professor at San Francisco State University. Photo by Harika Maddala

Inside the California organization tracking anti-Asian hate incidents

by Mallika Seshadri June 7, 2021June 8, 2021

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