US Politics
The Precarious State of American Education: A Tale of Federal Assault and State Resilience in California
Last year was tumultuous for California K-12 schools as federal actions like funding cuts and immigration crackdowns created uncertainty, while the state pushed back and saw bright spots like surging test scores and expanded transitional kindergarten. It is profoundly troubling that the bedrock of our democracy—public education—faces such destabilizing threats from the federal government, undermining the promise of equal opportunity for millions of children.
