Category: State Budget
Strikes, cuts, state superintendent race: Our 2026 California education predictions. What are yours?
Children play during recess at Cuyama Elementary School in New Cuyama, Calif. Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo You […]
January 7, 2026
Charter schools in LA face literacy resource shortage
Maria Aguilera speaks to her eighth grade students. Credit: Alliance College Ready Middle Academy An eighth grade English learner, whom […]
September 15, 2025
California schools see 9% surge in homeless students as funds decrease
Students play during recess in Alpaugh, a small rural town located about an hour north of Bakersfield in Tulare County. […]
May 27, 2025
Let’s fully fund restorative justice — because it works
Fremont High School students in Oakland Unified use restorative justice circles to welcome newcomers, get to know each other and […]
March 25, 2025
California should continue to invest in teacher recruitment, retention, study says
Credit: Julie Leopo / EdSource California has spent more than $1 billion since 2018 on programs to aid in the […]
February 4, 2025
Statewide test scores improved in 2024, but achievement still not back to pre-Covid levels
Students in a Fresno Unified classroom. Credit: Fresno Unified / Flickr This story was updated at 4:25 pm with more […]
October 10, 2024
Budget would require districts to post plans to educate kids in emergencies
The burned remains of the Paradise Elementary school on Nov. 9, 2018, in Paradise. Blocks and blocks of homes and […]
July 2, 2024
Lack of reliable education data hamstrings California lawmakers and the public
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource This story was updated to more accurately describe the data availability issues. Details. Public data […]
June 20, 2024
Bill to mandate ‘science of reading’ in California classrooms dies
An elementary student reads on his own in class. Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education A bill that would have […]
April 12, 2024