San Francisco Unified will be laying off 300 staff amid declining enrollment. We need to make our education system a permanent state budget priority to prevent this from continuing to happen. Our educators and students deserve better.

Big real estate is yet again trying to make everyday taxpayers shoulder even more of the state’s tax burden. Read more about the reality of the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act.

California’s Proposition 13 has caused huge disparities in equity during its 40+ years of existence. Wealthy landlords and large corporations benefit from tax loopholes that allow them to avoid paying their fair share of property taxes, leading to a dearth of funding for California schools and communities.

Recent numbers reported during the COVID-19 pandemic show a concerning amount of teachers are leaving their positions and few people want to join the field.

The San Francisco school district is facing the difficult task of cutting $125 million from their budget, in the midst of a deadly pandemic when our students need more resources, not less!

How Republican activists and wealthy corporate donors are using recall elections to push a rightwing agenda that is dangerous to democracy and disenfranchises low-income voters and people of color.

Gov. Newsom’s latest budget proposal includes a 5% increase in funding over a period of five years for UC and Cal State campuses. In exchange, the institutions must work to improve outcome for underserved students of low income and minority backgrounds.

State lawmakers are introducing a bill to tie educational funding to annual enrollment and provide an additional $3 billion per year for our public schools!

Democrats are proposing a $27 billion influx of funding into fire prevention strategies. This is a win win spending plan that, if passed, will protect California’s forests for generations to come!

California is once again leading the nation by instituting the ethnic studies as a requirement for high school graduation starting in 2030. But LGBTQ struggles cannot be forgotten.

Many community colleges are experiencing a drop in enrollment. This allows for new opportunities to provide more attention and resources to retain those still enrolled.

Many college students across California are experiencing housing insecurity, contributing to a larger cycle of stress and student debt.

41% percent of low income households do not have full digital access, resulting in resource and performance disparities among students. 

COVID relief funds helped schools create innovative summer programs that uplift students of all backgrounds from learning loss and pandemic woes.

California has a problem with teacher diversity. One in 3 schools don’t have an Asian teacher; 1 in 6 don’t have a Latino teacher; and more than half don’t have a Black teacher.

California has seen an increase in device and internet access, but many low-income families still don’t have access to proper educational resources.

Schools districts across the state are in danger of losing funding. Reductions will cause major layoffs and a limit resources in already cash-strapped classrooms.

President Biden promised free community college. Now, it seems like that promise is at risk. Read Gillian’s take on why community college was important for her and why free community college is important for many others throughout the country.

Public school across California are experiencing an unprecedented student mental health crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new law signed by Gov. Newsom aims to address this by providing more resources for educators to support student mental health.

California’s higher education institutions are seeing a drop in enrollment due to the pandemic. Read more on who the most affected demographics are and why this is a problem.