Gov. Jerry Brown’s education budget proposal would relax California State control over education finance. Due to be finalized this summer, it would give control to …

Truancy levels have gone down in the Mission District, but it is unclear if schools are better serving students and families or if fear of legal action is the only motivation behind the improvement—students and their families can be charged with a misdemeanor and face up to $2,500 in fines if the student is chronically truant.

More Latino elementary students are falling behind in reading and comprehension skills.