Opinion

California schools scored big increases in funding but not in academic performance

California schools' funding went from next-to-the-last to 13th highest while Gavin Newsom has been governor. But reading and math test scores didn't rise as high.
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Tribes want Cal State to return Native remains and artifacts. Here’s why it’s not so easy

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A look at the top candidates vying to be California’s controller

California’s primary election is just around the corner. Prepare to vote with the latest updates from our election newsletter. In the race for oversight over California’s budget, the two main ...
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Kids are sick and people can’t breathe; how San Diego leaders are responding to a sewage pollution crisis

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Critics of California’s rooftop solar program get the affordability story wrong

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