November 15, 2024—EdSource Higher Education reporters Amy DiPierro and Michael Burke speak with Senior Staff Attorney Jetaun Stevens on CA Assembly Bills 705 and 1705. AB “705 allows most students to skip all sorts of remedial classes in favor of full credit courses that can transfer to a four-year college; AB 1705 additionally requires colleges […]

November 11, 2024—Los Angeles Times Equity Reporter Rebecca Plevin speaks with Managing Attorney John Affeldt regarding equity in admissions criteria for “gifted and talented” programs within the Los Angeles Unified School District. LAUSD, which had previously announced that they would relax the admissions requirements for some of its most rigorous academic programs, reversed [...]

November 5, 2024—Patch staff writer Chris Lindahl speaks to Managing Attorney John Affeldt regarding the passage of California Proposition 2, a $10 billion bond that will fund community college projects and TK-12 modernization and new construction. Although the need for modernization funds is greatly needed across the state, Public Advocates has long argued that the […]