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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 [...]

September 16, 2018 – Public Advocates was mentioned in an op-ed by Anabel Agloro Kingwood in the San Francisco Examiner. Agloro Kingwood writes about Resolution 186-26A2, a measure that [...]

September 5, 2018 – Fast Company’s Eillie Anzilotti writes about the role that corporations could play in addressing the affordable housing crisis. Anzilotti looks at the mixed [...]

August 6, 2018 – Amelia Harper at Education Dive covers our recent report that uncovers a systemic failure by charter schools to meet standards of accountability. Click here to read the article.

August 3, 2018 – Darwin Bond-Graham of Oakland Magazine covers the financial difficulties faced by the Oakland Unified School District. Deputy Managing Attorney Angelica Jongco is quoted in [...]

August 3, 2018 – Aaron Davis of the East Bay Times covers our report that revealed a systemic failure among charter schools to meet standards of transparency and accountability. Senior [...]

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 [...]

For Immediate Release August 1, 2018 New Report Uncovers Systemic Failure by California Charter Schools to Meet Local Control Obligations SAN FRANCISCO—A new report by Public Advocates Inc. [...]

July 26, 2018 – Scott Thomas Anderson of the Sacramento News and Review writes about major developments related to Sacramento’s homeless and housing affordability crisis. The story [...]

July 24, 2018 – Theresa Harrington of EdSource covers our settlement with the West Contra Costa Unified School District. The complaint alleged that the district was withholding legally [...]