I teach calculus at Berkeley. Some of my students can’t do middle school math.
Published Aug. 15, 2026at6:00am In March, two California families opened college admissions decisions that should make anyone who…
California has a top-ranked economy. It’s also one of the nation’s most unequal | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
California’s next governor — most likely former Attorney General Xavier Becerra — will inherit a raft of knotty,…
California has a top-ranked economy. It’s also one of the nation’s most unequal | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
California’s next governor — most likely former Attorney General Xavier Becerra — will inherit a raft of knotty,…
Two huge California unions clash over money, political clout this election season | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
In 1863, just 13 years after California became a state, its superintendent of public instruction, John Swett, founded…
California’s candidates for governor target ascending Becerra on national stage | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
As California’s voters receive their primary election ballots and began returning them in to be counted, the seven…
Another televised debate, another missed chance to clear up California’s unsettled governor’s race | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That old question pretty much sums up what was billed…
Battles over business regulation resume in California’s Capitol with new legislation | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
A nearly two-hour hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday encapsulated the Capitol’s longest-running conflict — going at…
San Francisco Brings Back 8th-Grade Algebra to Broader Student Group – The 74
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Algebra is back in SF schools. Here’s what that means for your kid
Since San Francisco’s school district removed Algebra 1 from all public middle and K-8 schools in 2014, families…
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…
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…