EdSource: CA community colleges unable to justify placing students in remedial classes, study finds
October 25, 2021 – EdSource’s Michael Burke writes about the failure of community colleges to implement AB 705. Public Advocates is featured in the story: Earlier this year, Public [...]
Media Advisory: Select Committee Brings Social Housing Debate to the Capitol
MEDIA ADVISORY October 19, 2021 Contact: Duc Luu, dluu@publicadvocates.org Select Committee Brings Social Housing Debate to the Capitol What: Assembly Select Committee on Social Housing. [...]
EdSource: CA districts anticipate major hits to their 2022-23 budgets as enrollments drop
October 18, 2021 – EdSource’s Ali Tadayon covers budget shortfalls anticipated at many California school districts. Deputy Managing Attorney Angelica Jongco is featured: Angelica [...]
KQED: CA Cities Struggle to Meet New Housing Planning Guidelines
October 14, 2021 – Staff Attorney Shajuti Hossain is interviewed on KQED Forum about Bay Area cities’ failure to meet affordable housing requirements, Click here to listen to the story.
EdSource: Proposed 2022 California ballot initiative sets stage to define ‘high-quality’ education
October 8, 2021 – EdSource’s John Fensterwald writes about a proposed 2022 ballot proposition that would challenge teacher tenure protections and also limit new education spending. [...]
Press Release: Newsom Signs Bill Creating New List of 2,000 Schools For Annual Inspection Required by Historic Williams Lawsuit
For Immediate Release October 8, 2021 Contact: Isabel Alegria, ialegria@publicadvocates.org, 510-541-5428 Newsom Signs Bill Creating New List of 2,000 Schools For Annual Inspection Required by [...]