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With early childhood education on CA’s agenda, preschool teachers ask why ‘cashiers at McDonalds’ get better pay

by Ricardo Cano July 19, 2019July 18, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ambitious plans to improve California’s early childhood education, but experts say he’s forgetting a key: preschool teacher salaries.

photo of gavin newsom with his family

California just passed a $215 billion budget. Here’s what’s between the lines.

by Judy Lin June 13, 2019June 23, 2020

‘Governor Dad’ Newsom budgets tax breaks for diapers, focuses on families

by Laurel Rosenhall May 7, 2019June 23, 2020

Universal preschool bills advance, and it’s more than just baby steps

by Ricardo Cano April 24, 2019June 23, 2020

Budget hopes, shutdown fears, Trump tweets

by Dan Morain January 10, 2019

Gavin Newsom holds his son Dutch, 2, after he was sworn in as the 40th Governor of California on the west steps of the State Capitol on Monday, January 7, 2019 in Sacramento, California.

Governor Dad: How Gavin Newsom’s kids are about to shape California

by Laurel Rosenhall January 7, 2019June 23, 2020

A report on California school policy finds the state lags in student achievement, and prescribes a much bigger investment in preschool.

My turn: What other states can teach California about preschool for all

by Guest Commentary January 2, 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

Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom hopes to expand early childhood education, the better to prepare kindergartners like this class in Fremont for school. Photo by Gary Reyes, Bay Area News Group

Can California afford Gavin Newsom’s vision for school kids? Here’s your K-12 primer for 2019

by Ricardo Cano December 16, 2018June 23, 2020

A divide between the fortunes of California's haves and have-nots has fueled more than a decade's worth of economic anxiety, reflected again in a new poll. File photo of Oakland inequality protest by Brian Sims via Creative Commons.

Poll: Despite surging economy, Californians anxious about future and want change

by Ben Christopher December 12, 2018June 23, 2020