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CalMatters is dedicated to explaining how state government impacts our lives. Your support helps us produce journalism that makes a difference. Donate now. Today is a day that millions of Californians have been anticipating with eagerness, dread and uncertainty: After three weeks of buildup, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is finally set to announce an update to the […]

"Anger parents at your own peril" may be the California election takeaway from the San Francisco's recall of three school board members.

Proposed Oakland school closures have reinvigorated debates over learning loss and educational inequities widened by the pandemic.

State and local officials are struggling to find the best California COVID policies to get through the pandemic and restore the economy.

The omicron COVID variant is sweeping across California schools, forcing campuses to consider temporary closures.

Los Angeles Unified has had necessary COVID safety precautions in place since returning to in-person learning in August.

State public health officials project that in this California COVID surge, more than 70,000 will be hospitalized at the end of January.

Our outdated education system too narrowly defines student success and should move toward a competency-based approach to learning.

Give to CalMatters today and your gift will be doubled! Your support helps keep our nonprofit journalism free and accessible to all Californians. Donate now. Los Angeles Unified School District should adjust its vaccine mandate so the 34,000 students at risk of not meeting the January inoculation deadline won’t be kicked out of the classroom […]

Equity. That’s one of the buzzwords that will likely dominate conversation in California’s capitol next month, when state lawmakers return to Sacramento to consider, among other things, possible legislation to remove the personal belief exemption from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s student COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Stressed school leaders have mixed feelings about that, with some warning it […]