Articles by Carolyn Jones

October 2024

The Brutal Story Behind California’s New Native American Genocide Education Law

September 2024

Use It or Lose It: California Schools Race to Spend the Last of Their Pandemic Funds

K-12 Funding Is Guaranteed in California’s Budget. School Boards Say Newsom Jeopardized It

California Schools Release a Blizzard of Data, and That’s Why Parents Can’t Make Sense of It

August 2024

California Is Giving Schools More Homework: Build Housing for Teachers

July 2024

Ban on Schools’ Gender Notification Policies Heads to Newsom. Will He Sign It?

Does a Proposed $10 Billion Bond Favor Richer California School Districts?

June 2024

Lawmakers Reach Agreement on $10 Billion School Bond

Parents’ Lawsuit Forces California Schools to Track Discrimination Against Students

A ‘Lifeline’ for California’s Rural Schools Is About to Expire. Why Is It Stalled in Congress?

May 2024

These California Schools Connect Kids to Community Services. Will They Survive Budget Cuts?

April 2024

More California High School Students Want Career Training. How the State Is Helping

Judge Rejects Changing the Name of California’s Trans Youth Ballot Measure

March 2024

Despite College Aspirations, Native American Students Find It Hard to Leave Home

Rural California Schools Are Desperate for State Help, From Special Education to Construction

February 2024

These Fed-Up Parents Fought California’s Pandemic Schooling and Won. Now What?

Why California Might Mandate the ‘Science of Reading’ in All Schools

December 2023

Reading Scores Climb After Targeted Intervention at California’s Worst-Performing Schools

November 2023

Many Rural California Communities Are Desperate for School Construction Money. Will a New Bond Measure Offer Enough Help?

Recognizing Fake News Now a Required Subject in California Schools

October 2023

Beyond Crayons and Circle Time: What California Transitional Kindergarten Needs to Succeed

September 2023

California Pushing Back on School Book Bans

August 2023

Goodbye Hotdogs, Hello Vegan Masala: California’s School Lunches Are Going Gourmet