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    John Affeldt

    EdSource: Poorer students still get the least qualified teachers, but California has made progress

    August 4, 2022 – An article in EdSource by Diana Lambert, John Fensterwald, and Daniel J. Willis about newly released state data on teacher quality mentions the work of Public Advocates and [...]

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    The Mercury News: How did California schools spend billions in COVID aid?

    July 10, 2022 – Public Advocates staff were quoted in an investigative piece in CalMatters about oversight of schools’ COVID aid published on June 9, 2022. It was re-syndicated in the Mercury [...]

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    EdSource: Post Covid CA state budget with record spending on education heads to Governor Newsom

    June 29, 2021 – EdSource’s John Fensterwald reports on the $236 billion 2021-22 budget bill now headed to Governor Newson’s desk. The budget reflects an unprecedented investment [...]

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    EdSource: Gov. Newsom calls for closing big ‘loophole’ in school funding for high-needs students

    January 9, 2021 – John Fensterwald reports on Governor Newsom’s proposed solution to a long-running, contentious dispute over how California’s school districts can use leftover [...]

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    CALmatters Commentary: New wrinkles emerge in old school fights

    In his recent Calmatters Commentary, Dan Walters talks about how state education officials and education advocates are grappling with critical issues during the Covid19 pandemic — including [...]

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    Winning Community Engagement in the System of Support for Schools

    Winning Community Engagement in the System of Support for Schools The System of Support now being implemented by the State Board of Education and the California Department of Education is an [...]

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    California Voices: Education leaders speak out on Gov. Newsom’s budget proposals

    January 15, 2020 – EdSource asked more than 40 education leaders — from John Affeldt to Edgar Zazueta — representing all segments of California’s education system to comment on Governor [...]

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    EdSource: California Governor proposes nearly $1 billion to tackle teacher preparation, shortages

    January 10, 2020 – John Fensterwald of EdSource reports on the education spending priorities in Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed state budget, released on Friday. Public [...]

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    Follow the Money: Is landmark school funding law helping poor students?

    Education reporter John Fensterwald writes in Sacramento News & Review about the reaction to the CA state auditor’s report criticizing lawmakers and state education officials of failing [...]

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    California needs a new master plan to close the education equity gap

    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 [...]

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