John Fensterwald

Frank Lara, an elementary bilingual teacher in San Francisco Unified and union leader, shares his views on education as a candidate for California superintendent of public instruction.

Plaintiffs in Rodriguez v. State of California argue that the state’s match for modernizing schools denies low-wealth districts a fair share of funding.

A Superior Court judge in Alameda County is considering whether to grant an injunction halting further state grants for school renovations until a lawsuit is decided.

The hearing gave House Republicans, facing a possible electoral loss in November, a stage for a flashpoint cultural issue popular with conservatives and, they believe, the public at large. San Francisco Unified Superintendent Maria Su, one of three superintendents on the panel, however, may not have provided the fat target Republican leaders had anticipated.

Gov. Newsom warns it's prudent to hold back the funding in case a flood of expected new money dries up; school districts disagree.

In coming days, school districts will find out whether their pressure campaign worked to persuade Gov. Gavin Newsom to turn over the $3.9 billion he planned to withhold, for now,

In coming days, school districts will find out whether their pressure campaign worked to persuade Gov. Gavin Newsom to turn over the $3.9 billion he planned to withhold, for now, from next year's state funding for schools and community colleges. By midnight Monday, June 15, the state Legislature must pass a balanced state budget; legislators and […]

The state legislature proceeds on June 15, 2026, in Sacramento.

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Marking the start of two weeks of intensive negotiations, the legislature passed a state budget Monday with higher revenue projections than those proposed by Gov.