California school districts issue thousands of pink slips amid deficits, declining enrollment
THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES have received preliminary pink slips in recent weeks as districts scrabble to close…
L.A. Teachers Union Set to Announce Strike Date Wednesday
United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) is widely expected to announce a strike date today, Wednesday, at a massive…
Schools across California wrestle with how — or whether — to use AI in classrooms
WHEN MIKE LAWRENCE JOINED ABC Unified School District as director of information and technology two years ago, he…
Los Angeles, Bay Area voters will decide whether to hike already high sales taxes | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
This year California voters will choose a new governor, fill other statewide offices, elect 100 state legislators and…
LA Mayor Karen Bass deflects blame, adds insult to injury for wildfire victims | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost…
FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and the superintendent’s home
FILE – Los Angeles District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, at podium, holds a news conference as SEIU Local 99…
California can’t shed a history of persistent government corruption | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state…
Don’t blame CA teachers for inflated grades
By Glenn Sacks, Special for CalMatters A teacher goes over a lesson in a high school classroom in…
Who’s seeking fire aid for Los Angeles, candidate Newsom or Gov. Newsom? | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an all-but-certain candidate for president in 2028, jumped at the chance to address a…
California sees revenue uptick, but not enough to erase its chronic budget deficit | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
In the four months since the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a new state budget, revenues –…
California’s chronic deficit looms again as Newsom prepares his last state budget | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
It seems like just yesterday that Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators enacted a state budget that papered…