Streetsblog SF: Transit Riders and Unions to MTC: Fork it Over
May 20, 2021 – Damien Newton of Streetsblog SF covers the ongoing protest againat austerit budgets at Bay Area transit agencies. Managing Attorney Richard Marcantonio is mentioned in the [...]
CalMatters: How will California schools spend gusher of money?
May 24, 2021 – Dan Walters of CalMatters writes about our report examining how California is spending billions of dollars in new education funding. Legislative Counsel Erin Apte is quoted. [...]
Voice of San Diego: The Learning Curve: More Cash for Schools Means More Transparency Concerns
May 21, 2021 – Will Huntsberry of the Voice of San Diego covers our report that looks at where billions of dollars of pandemic-related education funding is going. Legislative Counsel Erin Apte is [...]
EdSource: What did he get right? Reactions to Gov. Newsom’s higher education budget
May 20, 2021 – Managing Attorney John Affeldt is featured in EdSource’s recap of Governor Newsom’s higher education budget. What among the governor’s proposals will most advance [...]
EdSource: What did he get right? Reactions to Gov. Newsom’s K-12 budget
May 20, 2021 – Managing Attorney John Affeldt is featured in EdSource’s recap of Governor Newsom’s K-12 budget. What among the governor’s proposals will most advance students’ [...]
EdSource: Analysis faults districts on lack of spending accountability for Covid funding
May 19, 2021 – John Fensterwald of EdSource covers our report that looked at how billions of dollars of pandemic-related education funding is being spent. Legislative Counsel Erin Apte is [...]
SF Chronicle: $55 billion is flooding into California school districts. But will it be spent wisely?
May 18, 2021 – Emma Talley of the San Francisco Chronicle covers our report that looks at where billions of dollars of pandemic-related education funding is going. Legislative Counsel Erin [...]
Press Release: After Review of 2020 Pandemic Spending Plans, Education Advocates Call for More Transparency, Accountability, & Services as Some $55B in Federal & State Funds Flow to K12
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2021 Contact: Isabel Alegria, ialegria@publicadvocates.org, (510) 541-5428; Sara Fung, SFung@ChildrenNow.org, (916) 281-5631; Patty Guinto, pguinto@youthlaw.org, [...]