Dan Walters Calmatters

1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Dan Walters Calmatters

   Walters: California law that helped students sleep more before school is getting high marks (opens the original)

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   One might think — or at least hope — that scientific research would be an important factor as politicians contemplate changes in public policy. Alas, it’s generally given no more weight than other inputs, such as public opinion or political pressure from affected interests. It’s cited when it bolsters proposed changes and often ignored when it questions those changes. Seven years ago, somewhat miraculously, the California Legislature required school days to start a bit later, implementing resear

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2. Article · Jul 10, 2026 · Dan Walters Calmatters

   Does crowning California’s governor the education czar mean academic results will improve? (opens the original)

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   In late June, after only a few minutes of discussion, both houses of the Legislature completely overhauled how California manages the nation’s largest public school system and its nearly 6 million students. The votes for Assembly Bill 181 — 21-4 in the Senate and 52-4 in the Assembly — reflected a bipartisan consensus, rare for major issues, that the system has been failing California’s children. The votes were based on an implicit, perhaps even desperate, hope that streamlining administration m

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