Head Start remains in place, but proposed changes could alter access for families.
Author Archives: Betty Márquez Rosales, EdSource
Before joining EdSource, Betty worked on reporting projects for Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley. Betty’s stories have appeared in The New York Times, Fusion, and local news publications across California. She has worked in education and communications, earned a Master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in gender studies from UC Santa Barbara.
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California allocates dedicated funding to identify homeless students
Nearly 300,000 students in California were identified as experiencing homelessness in 2024-25, according to state data.
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California makes a subtle but impactful change to how it finances preschools
The change means the entire California State Preschool Program will now be funded under the state’s constitutional education funding guarantee.
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California’s childcare and preschool providers struggle amid transitional kindergarten expansion
Many childcare providers say they need far more support and funding.
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What Trump’s budget and tax law means for California students
$6.2 billion recently withheld from schools and $12 billion in proposed education cuts are separate from the bill signed last week.