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California

Decision time has come for Newsom’s proposal to shift control of the California Department of Education

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | June 24, 2026
Leading education organizations favor transferring control to an appointed commissioner; the powerful California Teachers Association is opposed.
education

California school districts battle for $3.9 billion they argue is due now, not later

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | June 12, 2026
Gov. Newsom warns it's prudent to hold back the funding in case a flood of expected new money dries up; school districts disagree.
California

Equity advocates to ask California court to suspend billions in school construction funding

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | May 22, 2026
A preliminary injunction would prevent a state agency from processing hundreds of district applications.
Bay Area

California schools could get billions more in Newsom’s May budget revision

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | May 12, 2026
The state has received much more revenue since January, dramatically changing the funding picture.
Education

Landmark research dissects California’s public education system

By John Fensterwald | Edsource | May 7, 2026
Researchers concluded that the intended balance of local control, in which the state provides clear guidance for districts to make wise decisions, has gone awry.
Bay Area

California’s education funding level rises compared to other states

By John Fensterwald and Justin Allen | EdSource | May 5, 2026
The state is among the most equitable in how it distributes funding to schools.
Education

Santa Ana to drop contested ethnic studies courses to settle closely watched lawsuit

By John Fensterwald | Edsource | February 21, 2025
The settlement in response to allegations of Brown Act violations and antisemitic course content could serve as a model to avoid similar lawsuits.
California

New Stanford database tracks learning loss, gain in California and districts nationwide

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 11, 2025
See where Piedmont stacks up.
California

California school districts are weighed down by new costs of old sexual assaults

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 10, 2025
For alleged incidents dating back as far as the 1970s, districts may face at least $2 billion in claims from hundreds of lawsuits from 2019 state law.
Education

California still lags behind pre-pandemic reading and math scores on national assessment

By John Fensterwald | Edsource | January 29, 2025
There was no pandemic recovery on NAEP, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, nationwide and in nearly all states.
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