CA economically anxious, politically divided
A new series of polling questions revealed widespread unease among Californians, regardless of party. But economic anxiety concentrated inland, away from the coastal metropolises, teeing up the...
View ArticleEducation debt debate heats up
With the start of a new year, a fresh array of political, economic and legal developments promise to sharpen California’s ongoing debate over the costs and consequences of its current education system....
View ArticleEducation sector bond spending continues to spike
Schools and universities from the smallest unified school district to the top-tier university systems in the state issued more bonds in 2015 than they had in any year since the boom times of 2005,...
View ArticleSacramento mired in budget bickering
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Having failed to deliver during a special legislative session Gov. Jerry Brown called last year, Sacramento Democrats and Republicans squared off on Medi-Cal and...
View ArticleBrown debuts 2016-17 budget
More permanent state spending would be devastating to California, Gov. Jerry Brown announced — at least in the midst of another recession. Unveiling his budget for the new fiscal year, Brown flourished...
View ArticleTransparency activists seek CA sunshine
National Sunshine Week — an effort to increase and encourage government transparency — has come and gone in California while multiple types of state secrecy continue to draw fire from lawmakers and...
View ArticleCalWatchdog Morning Read – May 5
Millennials matter in elections 21 to smoke SCOTUS on Gov. Brown’s sentencing initiative Education still near the bottom Influential liberal groups complain business group has too much influence Happy...
View ArticleCalWatchdog Morning Read – August 8
New bill rekindles old human egg fight Lawmakers push for mandatory minimums in sex assault cases OC Democrats almost overtake former Republican stronghold Bilingual education back on ballot Good...
View ArticleCalWatchdog Morning Read – September 8
Assemblywoman Garcia is a rising powerbroker and queenmaker New education assessment system coming soon State split on views of policing Coastal Commission opposes large SoCal development U.S. Senate...
View ArticleStudy: More funding, local autonomy improved graduation rates
California’s adoption of the Local Control Funding Formula in 2013 has been a win for the Golden State’s education system, according to a new UC Berkeley/Learning Policy Institute study. Passed in...
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