Education

In his OpEd featured in EdSource, Public Advocates’ John Affeldt calls on California’s next governor to take bold steps to address the massive educational equity gap threatening the [...]

Statement of John Affeldt, Public Advocates Managing Attorney & Education Program Director on Publication of Getting Down to Facts II Studies regarding California Public Schools We welcome [...]

EdSource’s John Fensterwald reports on the findings of Public Advocates’ survey of charter schools in California released August 1st. The report reveals systemic failure by charter [...]

EdSource’s John Fensterwald reports on the inclusion in the state budget  of $13.1 million to support community engagement with the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). This is the 2013 [...]

This is a letter written by Public Advocates to L.A. County Office of Education regarding Pomona Unified School District’s LCAP. PA Letter to LACOE regarding Pomona USD

Long Beach Post reporter Stephanie Rivera writes that parents and community groups and the Long Beach Unified School District announced the settlement of a complaint filed by Public Advocates [...]

February 28, 2018 – Lindsey Mckenzie of Inside Higher Ed writes about California’s status as the only state that has not signed on to the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement [...]

January 30, 2018 – John Fensterwald of EdSource writes about the standoff between state and federal authorities on how to improve schools in California. The federal Every Student Succeeds [...]

January 16, 2018 – John Fensterwald of EdSource writes about recent developments regarding the state’s plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Public [...]

December, 28, 2017 – Joyce Tsai of the East Bay Express writes about the shift away from traditional textbooks to online tools happening in Oakland classrooms. Managing Attorney John [...]