Commentary and analysis from veteran journalist Dan Walters, who has covered the state of California for more than six decades. Sign up for his Weekly Walters newsletter.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature advanced the date of his recall election to September 14 but it could backfire if events continue to turn negative.
California educators are enmeshed in a debate over whether the traditional mathematics curriculum should be jettisoned in favor of a new method steeped in race and culture.