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California is about to overhaul the way it runs K-12 schools. Will it fix a fragmented system?
For more than a century the state’s K-12 system has been fragmented between the state superintendent of public instruction, State Board of Education, governor’s office, the Legislature, local school boards and a dozen other entities.
By CAROLYN JONES, CalMatters ·
Gen Z has very different views on taxes than Boomers, but one generation votes more often
Surveys show an age gap across the top issues on California’s ballot, including taxing billionaires and requiring IDs to vote. But while Gen Z makes up 30% of the state’s eligible voters, they are far less likely to vote than their counterparts age 55 and older.
By DYLAN ARREOLA and TOM NOLAN, CalMatters ·School test scores up, but just a little, as progress slows in K-12 classes
K-12 student test scores rose slightly last year, while enrollment numbers dropped.
By CAROLYN JONES, CalMatters ·
