SANTA ANA — A California appeals court on Friday ruled that a state law limiting police collaboration with federal immigration agents doesn't interfere with a charter city's right to run its own police force. The decision reverses an Orange County judge's 2018 ruling that cities that create their own charters,...
Charter-Mageddon: Lawmakers Advance a Raft of Union-Backed Charter School Curbs
As charter school advocates rallied en masse and California’s teachers’ unions flexed their political muscle, a cluster of bills that would dramatically curb the growth of charters in the state cleared the Assembly Education Committee on Wednesday. The votes were the first in what figures to be a lengthy, high-stakes...
How State Superintendent Candidates Differ on the Issues
The state superintendent of public instruction plays a big role in the education of millions of children and young adults. And in Tuesday's primary election, voters will cast votes for the successor to Tom Torlakson, who is termed out. Tuck vs. Thurmond The two leading candidates are school reform/charter schools...