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Munger-funded “compare and contrast” ad criticizes Prop. 30 - by John...
Updated Oct. 11, to correct mix-up of prop numbers in 8th paragraph. It is what supporters of Proposition 30, Gov. Brown’s education funding initiative, suspected and feared would happen. In a new...
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Stop, or you’re getting a time out! A parent’s plea to Molly Munger and Jerry...
Crystal Brown As a parent, I’ve learned a few effective strategies over the years for those moments when chaos reigns in my house. Now, however, I would like to apply one of the old “effective...
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CTA’s big push, winning hearts and minds, one voter at a time - by John...
Instead of meeting in Los Angeles, as they usually do this time of year, the 800 state council delegates of the California Teachers Association, along with hundreds of others, mobilized over the...
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Big districts divided over cutting school year if Prop. 30 fails - by Kathryn...
California’s 30 largest school districts are about evenly divided on whether they plan to further shorten this academic year if Proposition 30 fails next week, according to a new survey by EdSource...
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Big win for schools as Prop 30 defies polls - by Kathryn Baron and John...
California schools’ rendezvous with rock bottom is over. A massive grassroots campaign, an eleventh hour surge in advertising, and strategic targeting of likely voters pulled Proposition 30 over the...
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Ed advocates foresee new era with supermajority - by Kathryn Baron and John...
Many education advocates were giddy when they awoke Wednesday. Not only had Proposition 30 passed, with its promise of nearly $7 billion in new funding for schools and community colleges, but in an...
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The Prop 30 windfall – not yet - by Kathryn Baron
When Proposition 30 won on Tuesday, it led a sweep of nearly two dozen local school parcel taxes and close to a hundred local school bonds approved by Californians that together will bring in tens of...
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Soon no more seeing red in state education funding, says LAO - by Kathryn Baron
Funding for California schools through Proposition 98 is heading up, even though the state’s general fund will still be facing a small deficit over the next couple of years. That’s according to the...
View ArticleBaron explains in KQED interview why Proposition 30 not ‘Instant Fix’ for...
Voters expecting tangible benefits from the passage of Proposition 30 may be disappointed. In an interview on KQED’s The California Report, EdSource Senior Reporter Kathryn Baron explains how much...
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First sign of better times for schools under Prop 30 - by Kathryn Baron
Deferred payments to California schools and community colleges will fall to their lowest level in five years this academic year, and repayments for previous deferrals are starting sooner than expected....
View ArticleMore money, more accountability for community colleges - by Kathryn Baron
Additional reporting by Sue Frey Gov. Brown’s spending plan for community colleges reflects the new focus in the state’s 112-campus community college system on increasing graduation and transfer rates...
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Fewer school districts in financial trouble - by Kathryn Baron
The number of California school districts facing financial distress has fallen by more than 50 percent, down to 92 from 188 a year ago, according to figures released Tuesday by the State Department of...
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Early education advocates seek more support from governor - by Lillian Mongeau
Advocates hope to convince the governor to put more focus on early education programs, like this state-funded preschool program at the Creative Montessori Learning Center in East Palo Alto. File photo...
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Fees for some summer, winter community college courses could triple under...
Updated Sept. 16 with new info from the Chancellor’s office Community College students would have to pay as much as 300 percent more for some high-demand classes under a divisive bill on its way to...
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Report: Californians make more, but pay less toward education than those in...
California has made some historic strides in it efforts to boost school funding and provide additional resources to the neediest students, but a new report finds that spending on each student still...
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