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California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Court slaps down no-bid school contracts

by Dan Walters December 1, 2020November 30, 2020

A California appellate court has applied the brakes to misusing state law for sweetheart, no-bid school construction contracts.

How California will influence DC

by Emily Hoeven November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

Mrs. Kilgore’s fifth and sixth grade classroom on December 13, 2019. Smart classrooms were one of the upgrades the school received when the building was rebuilt.

California’s Prop. 13 school bond is officially defeated

by Ricardo Cano March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Souring on school bonds + COVID-19 reverberates + Presidential primary spending + Bonding over gun legislation + Volunteering

by Dan Morain March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

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School bonds usually are a cinch in California — what happened this time?

by Ricardo Cano March 5, 2020March 6, 2020

The developer bonus tucked into the school bond on your ballot

by Matt Levin February 24, 2020February 24, 2020

Sacramento’s growth industry + California’s educational divide + San Francisco’s latest scandal

by Dan Morain February 3, 2020February 3, 2020

The Skullie Nation dancers joined a rally for Covered California in Riverside in November, part of a statewide bus tour to publicize sign-ups for the exchange. An aggressive state campaign has lessened the impact many other states are feeling from federal antipathy toward the Affordable Care Act. Photo via Covered California

Loss for Obamacare nationally. Health care gains in California

by Dan Morain December 19, 2019December 19, 2019

Mrs. Kilgore’s fifth and sixth grade classroom on December 13, 2019. Smart classrooms were one of the upgrades the school received when the building was rebuilt.

For small, rural, crumbling — and closing — classrooms, a possible solution: new school bond rules

by Ricardo Cano December 17, 2019December 19, 2019

I sign informs parents and students Sunol Glen Elementary School is closed during a power outage in Sunol, Calif. on Oct. 10, 2019.

Will fires, outages land California students in ‘disaster relief’ summer school?

by Ricardo Cano December 5, 2019December 6, 2019