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January 13, 2017 – Seattle Times reporter Claudia Rowe explores how Washington policy makers are travelling to California to learn about education funding formulas. Washington is currently [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2017 Contact: Isabel Alegría, 415-431-7434, ialegria@publicadvocates.org   On Tuesday of this week, Governor Jerry Brown released his state budget proposal [...]

Carl Peterson details how charter schools in Los Angeles are screening out students based on national origin, special needs, housing status, and achievement level. The article also details how [...]

Originally published in December of 2013 See Part 2 of this blog By Richard Marcantonio I’ve been asked more than once why, as a civil rights lawyer, I spend so much time working with community [...]

A ONE-TWO COMBO FOR 6 WINS AND REGIONAL EQUITY By David Zisser Nearly two years of regional grassroots power-building and advocacy, with key victories along the way, culminated in one end-of-year [...]

San Jose Mercury News reporter Erin Baldassari on why BART’s Oakland Airport Connector is losing money 2 years after it began operating. Public Advocates is mentioned in the article as [...]

The Guardian US edition reporter Sam Levin reports on Facebook agreement with local community organizations to commit $20 million to support  affordable housing and other benefits. The article [...]

Queenie Wong of the San Jose Mercury News reports on the announcement by Facebook and community organizations of a ground-breaking agreement. Public Advocates is mentioned in the article as [...]

The Facebook -ETB-East Palo Alto pact will help create affordable homes, protect tenants, prevent displacement and increase access to jobs in the East Palo Alto area.  The Envision Transform [...]

EdSource director Louis Freedburg writes about the naming of billionaire philanthropist Betsy DeVos as  Secretary of Education in the administration of President-elect Donald Trump. Public [...]