When Oakland Unified students organized for the right to vote in their school board elections three years ago, they were thrilled when their efforts won 68% of the vote. However, since November 2020, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters has yet to implement the measure.

A recent study of California teachers’ perception of their instructional materials for English learners demonstrates that our state is not adequately providing for its students. Put bluntly: we need more funding for higher quality resources NOW, or our state will continue to fail the many English learners in the CA education system.

In a major victory for abortion rights, Kansas voters have decided against removing the right to abortion from the State Constitution. Now, we must channel this energy into more funding for female reproductive health services across the nation and protect women who are unable to exercise their right to choose.

An Alameda County Superior Court judge has okayed construction on the historic People’s Park in Berkeley. Students and residents have long pushed to protect the park as a residence for many homeless individuals in the city, who rely on the park and its structures for shelter and safety.

Caltrans plans to clear out a 300 person homeless encampment in Oakland with no clear plans to provide for the displaced residents. Clearing out houseless individuals without having adequate funding or alternatives is NOT a long-term solution!

Substitute shortages across the state have been fueled by the pandemic and early retirements. We need to retain our valuable teachers with more funding and more resources!

Over the Summer, a  2,720-acre Washburn fire burned at the edges of Yosemite National Park‘s largest grove of ancient sequoia trees. We need to provide our firefighters with more funding and more resources to address this devastation.

The new California budget will provide $41 billion in funding for higher education. The funding will provide a 5% spending increase for UC and Cal State systems and also provide significant funding for the California Community College system to directly support low income students.

The Bay Area is without a doubt one of the richest regions of the country. Despite that, however, we can’t seem to figure out how to properly use that money so that our kids can get fully qualifies and equitably paid educators.

Gov. Newsom has allocated record funding for our public schools and wrap-around resources. This is great news, but there’s a huge problem—it’s that we still haven’t addressed Prop. 13 and we need to.

Prop. 13 was sold as a way to protect homeowners, today the reality is that wealthy corporations are benefitting the most. This critical study has uncovered another way Prop. 13 has widened the state’s wealth gap.

It is no surprise that air quality has a significant impact on student well-being and learning. The windfall of funding that the pandemic has provided California’s public schools have noticeably improved the problem.

San Francisco voters may decide this fall whether to set aside $70 million per year to finance new programs in the city school system that backers hope will boost enrollment and improve the quality of public pre-K-12 education.

For a state as diverse as California’s we are shamefully behind on providing bilingual teachers for English-language learners. See how this community college is helping solve that gap.

California’s huge push for affordable college is definitely a step in the right direction! Read more on what this means and why more should be done.

The state of Florida is about to pass legislation dissolving Disney’s special taxing district. Although we don’t agree with the reasoning behind the decision, it IS time for states to put corporations in their place!

CA schools are facing an enrollment crisis that could potentially decrease funding for next year’s class. Here’s what we need to do!

As California considers a proposal to make climate change a required part of the K-12 curriculum, climate change is impacting our classrooms like never before.

As this moment, the nation is witnessing a “unprecedented” increase in book banning campaigns. Books written by and for members of marginalized communities are being disproportionately targeted, putting diversity and inclusion efforts at risk!

Sacramento teachers are on strike! Their demands represent challenges being faces by teachers across the nation, including staff shortages and anxieties over one-time relief funding.