California considers overhauling test of reading instruction for teachers in training
May 23, 2019 – Diana Lambert of EdSource writes about proposals to change test taking requirements for teachers. Senior Staff Attorney Rigel Spencer Massaro is quoted in this article. Click [...]
Avoiding the fiscal cliff: How adequate school funding can close equity gaps
May 21, 2019 – Managing Attorney John Affeldt was on an EdSource panel exploring what it would take to get to a fair and adequate level of funding for ALL schools. Click here to watch the webinar
SB 50: Fate of polarizing housing bill could be determined today
May 16, 2019 – MissionLocal produced a video story on SB 50, Senator Scott Wiener’s controversial housing bill. Deputy Managing Attorney Sam Tepperman-Gelfant is interviewed. He [...]
Gov. Newsom proposes tighter rules on charter school enrollment
May 16, 2019 – EdSource’s John Fensterwald covers new charter school admissions regulations in Governor Newson’s May Budget Revise. Deputy Managing Attorney Angelica Joncgo is [...]
Statement: May Revise Charter School Proposals
Public Advocates’ Statement on May Revise Charter School Proposals May 10, 2019 Contact: Rigel S. Massaro, Senior Staff Attorney, 707-761-5672, rmassaro@publicadvocates.org Duc Luu, [...]
Statement: May Revise Addresses Teacher Shortage and Teacher and Administrator Quality
STATEMENT BY RIGEL S. MASSARO ON MAY REVISE TEACHER WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS May 9, 2019 Contact: Rigel S. Massaro, Senior Staff Attorney, 707-761-5672, rmassaro@publicadvocates.org Duc Luu, [...]
Oakland Unified may need $2 million more in budget cuts to give other employees same raise as teachers
April 24, 2019 – Theresa Harrington of EdSource reports that the Oakland Unified School District will need to raise an additional $2 million to give other employees the same raises as [...]
Will rent control and other tenant bills get through the Capitol this time?
April 19, 2019 – Policy Advocate Michelle Pariset was a guest on the “Gimme Shelter” podcast, the California Housing Crisis podcast hosted by Matt Levin of Cal Matters and Liam [...]
Will rent control and other tenant bills get through the capitol this time?
Matt Levin of CalMatters and Liam Dillon of the Los Angeles Times, co-host Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast. Featured are Michelle Pariset of Public Advocates and Assemblyman [...]
