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October 1, 2024—Richmondside reporter Natalie Hanson spoke with Public Advocates’ Staff Attorney Karissa Provenza regarding the recent resignation of West Contra Costa Unified School [...]

September 2024—Managing Attorney Richard Marcantonio writes (with Alex Lantsberg, research and advocacy director for the SF Electrical Construction Industry) “Keeping Transit on Track: A [...]

September 24, 2024—Patch Editor Chris Lindahl breaks down the school facilities modernization bond on the November California ballot, highlighting issues raised by partners such as Lynwood [...]

September 18, 2024—Cal Matters reporter Briana Mendez-Padilla spoke with Public Advocates’ Senior Staff Attorney Jetaun Stevens about the struggle community college students face accessing [...]

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 [...]

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 & [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

July 30, 2024—Mercury News/East Bay Times education reporter Katie Lauer covers the recent closure of Stege Elementary School, the school’s recent public community meeting regarding the [...]

July 30, 2024—Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcomes (TAMO) is a powerful data tool that reflects student access to teachers who are appropriately assigned and fully credentialed in the subject [...]