Author: Dan Walters, Cal Matters

Fewer students, higher absenteeism plague public school financing

Posted by Dan Walters, Cal Matters | Mar 14, 2024 2:17 pm | Commentary

California’s public schools live – or die – by the numbers. They are utterly dependent on how much...

Posted by Dan Walters, Cal Matters | Feb 29, 2024 7:23 am | Commentary

California not only has the nation’s largest number of homeless people, but one of its highest...

Posted by Dan Walters, Cal Matters | Jan 19, 2024 5:42 am | Commentary

As California’s traditional season for rain and snow began last fall, meteorologists and...

Posted by Dan Walters, Cal Matters | Jan 10, 2024 9:22 am | Commentary

Millions of Americans watched last weekend as NFL teams played the final games of their regular...

Posted by Dan Walters, Cal Matters | Jan 3, 2024 11:31 am | Commentary

While Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators wrestle with a massive state budget...