Families sue Rady Children’s over transgender care cuts
By Kristen Hwang, CalMatters Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego on Feb. 4, 2026. Photo by Adriana Heldiz,…
California’s foster care system is buckling under insurance costs
By Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters Tony and Sara Iagmin hold a three-month-old baby they are fostering at their home…
California’s reading reforms drive push for better math
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Math Coach Erica Butkiewicz teaches a math lesson to sixth-grade students at Pioneer School…
Californians finally get guide to deciphering school data
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Students in a classroom at a high school in California on March 1, 2022.…
CA Community schools are key to falling crime rates
By Castle Redmond and John H. Jackson, Special for CalMatters Students hang out at the Shop 55 Wellness…
Schools banning phones make students want them more
By Evelyn Thill, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.…
California neglects private duty nurses, fails sick children
By Jarrod DePriest, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.…
Why a new CA law requires tortilla makers to use folic acid
By Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters Stacks of tortilla packages at a supermarket in Fresno on April 9, 2024.…
California’s rural youth struggle alone with mental health
By Alonzia Quinn, Special for CalMatters Emma Bogart, 19, and Jordin Raven Tauzer-Pardo, 19, chat at Santa Rosa…
CA lifeline for youngsters with special needs is in danger
By Kelly Keck, Special for CalMatters Children wait outside of Laurel Elementary in Oakland on June 11, 2021.…
Rural California hospital to open birth center following state law
By Kristen Hwang, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. At 3:30…
Shutdown forces CA Head Start centers to begin closing
By Carolyn Jones, CalMatters Children listen during storytime at the Ralph Hawley Head Start Center at the YMCA…