Tony Thurmond
Labor unions split among Democratic candidates for state superintendent
Left: Richard Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified School District board. Right: State Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, D-Torrance, who chairs […]
January 27, 2026
Newsom seeks to centralize control of California education
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond speaks as Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on. Credit: Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo […]
January 8, 2026
Report calls for overhauling how California runs its schools
Students work in a classroom at Benjamin O. Davis Middle School in Compton on Feb. 6, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Eric […]
December 1, 2025
California officials condemn Trump’s plan to break up U.S. Department of Education
Education Secretary Linda McMahon walks back to her seat with the executive order to dismantle the Department of Education signed […]
November 19, 2025
California School Dashboard shows progress and challenges
Students in a San Juan Unified School District classroom in Sacramento. Credit: Andrew Reed / EdSource Top Takeaways California schools […]
November 14, 2025
Highlands Charter’s $180M debt, superintendent’s reforms, and appeal for second chance
Jonathan Raymond has been named the new executive director of Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools in Sacramento. Credit: Courtesy […]
September 4, 2025
California joins effort to cut chronic absenteeism in half by 2030
School officials worry that the Trump administration’s policies on immigration are contributing to chronic absenteeism because some parents might be […]
August 22, 2025
Trump freezes grant funding, upending school budgets
Top Takeaways The Trump administration announced it would withhold $811 million in grant funding the day before the money was […]
July 2, 2025
California schools chief pledges to resist cuts in funding if Trump axes U.S. Dept. of Education
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond vowed on Friday to fight President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to abolish the […]
November 8, 2024