To understand California’s publicly-funded school system, it helps to understand federally-funded health insurance. Both Medicare and the Veterans Administration are government-funded insurers but the VA
Everyone knows housing costs are a problem for middle-class Californians but also troublesome are education costs. Recently the New York Times profiled a San Francisco
Alfred Hitchcock often employed a technique in his films known as a “MacGuffin,” which is an object, device or event that draws attention from the
Imagine you are a donor to a non-profit organization whose board members receive gifts from employees to whom the board, without your consent, promises retirement
Here’s another way to look at the complicated question of California’s commitment to public education in these flush economic times, with some compelling illustration of
Pension liabilities reported by California’s largest pension fund (CalPERS) rose nearly 5x in just 20 years, from less than $100 billion in 1997 to nearly
Socialism has become a hot topic in the presidential election but that should not be a surprise. Governments in the US have long engaged in
Here’s one way we look at General Fund spending in the context of what the legislature can and cannot do: You’ll notice K-14 education and
New Haven Unified School District students are finally returning to school this week after the district and teachers reached agreement on a new contract. But a