Oversight of Private Postsecondary Schools
Improving the quality of California's postsecondary education through stronger oversight and better consumer information.
6 Big Wins for Social Equity Network
As one of the creators of the 6 Wins for Social Equity Network, we're championing an Equity, Environment and Jobs scenario for the Bay Area's future.
State Advocacy: Fully-prepared and Effective Teachers For All Students
We won! English Learner students will now have teachers-in-training with substantially improved preparation and support.
Education Advocacy to Carrot-Top Pesto: Pillar Joins Education Team
We're please to welcome back Rigel Massaro who recently returned to Public Advocates as a Policy and Legal Advocate. Rigel first arrived as a law clerk in summer of 2008.
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Blog
June 14, 2013
On Friday, June 14, the state legislature passed the Local Control Funding Formula, a groundbreaking reformation of the state's public education budget. Managing Attorney John Affeldt writes about Public Advocates' role in this historic passage, as well as the work that still needs to be done.
June 5, 2013
Last Thursday, Public Advocates testified before the U.S. Department of Education at a San Francisco regional hearing on the need for regulations supporting transparency and minimum standards in career education programs nationwide.
May 28, 2013
On Tuesday May 21, more than 200 students and parents traveled to Sacramento to urge policy makers to adopt Governor Brown’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) as part of the 2013-14 state budget.
Our nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization has been fighting the root causes of discrimination and poverty for more than 40 years, by strengthening community voices and achieving tangible legal victories.
Speak Up Today for a Healthier, Greener and More Equitable Bay Area!
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) are making decisions now that will affect the Bay Area's future for the next three decades and beyond. Make your voice heard!
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"EEJ FOR THE BAY!” SUPPORTERS RISE ABOVE TEA PARTY DIN (Press Releases)
June 14, 2013
As ABAG/MTC commissioners meet, advocates push for key elements of Equity, Environment and Jobs scenario to be included in Plan Bay Area.
Today’s Education and Advocacy Day Focusing on ABAG/MTC Commissioners And EEJ Scenario (Press Releases)
June 11, 2013
Today, the Bay Area will see an unprecedented act of citizen participation in a regional planning process when . more than 50 advocates will fan out across the nine-county region to urge ABAG/MTC commissioners to support the Equity, Environment and Jobs (EEJ) scenario for Plan Bay Area.
Budget Maneuver Neglects Polluted Low Income Communities (Press Releases)
June 10, 2013
“Nobody gets everything they want in the budget, but this money was set aside by law for
specific purposes — to help communities that are getting sick from pollution,” said Public
Advocates Inc. Senior Staff Attorney Guillermo Mayer. “This deal is both bad policy and legally
suspect.”
