August 2024 - Public Advocates

Washington Monthly: Escape from Higher Ed’s Bermuda Triangle

August 26, 2024—Washington Monthly contributing editor, senior fellow at Georgetown’s FutureEd and author of Incomplete: The Unfinished Revolution in College Remedial Education spoke with [...]

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Ed Source: Lawsuit against West Contra Costa schools could set precedent for how districts handle complaints

August 22, 2024—Ed Source reporter Monica Velez spoke with Public Advocates’ Law Fellow Karissa Provenza about PA’s historic, recently filed lawsuit—with co counsel Munger, Tolles & [...]

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KQED: Salinas Is Set to Cap Rent Hikes, a Historic Step for Monterey County and Farmworker Towns

August 21, 2024—KQED housing reporter Vanessa Rancaño spoke with Public Advocates’ Senior Staff Attorney Suzanne Dershowitz about the year long historic renters rights campaign in Salinas, a [...]

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California Higher Education Student Housing Resource Guide

Public Advocates Position on Proposition 2: Public Education Facilities Bond Measure (2024)

Public Advocates has no current position on Proposition 2, a bond measure that would borrow $10 billion to help modernize schools and support construction costs, but maintains a discriminatory [...]

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EdSource Education Beat Podcast: School district sued over broken windows, mold, overheating classrooms and missing teachers

August 1, 2024—Ed Source reporter Monica Vasquez spoke with Public Advocates’ Law Fellow Karissa Provenza and plaintiffs (teachers, staff and parents) suing West Contra Costa Unified School [...]

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