Louis Freedberg

Louis Freedberg joined EdSource as executive director in July 2011. He has analyzed and reported on California education issues for more than two decades. Among other positions, he was a co-founder of California Watch and was on the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle. He is currently looking at new strategies for closing the achievement gap, the impact of the current economic crisis on school performance, and developing new ways to engage Californians in the education crisis facing the state. ~ Contact Louis Freedberg or follow him on Twitter.

Posts by Louis Freedberg

• Reform of California’s school finance system likely ~  June 4th, 2013
• Washington and Sacramento must end Cold War on education ~  April 29th, 2013
• More than half of suspensions are for “willful defiance” of school authorities ~  April 16th, 2013
• LAUSD Board of Education Election Results ~  March 6th, 2013
• Central Valley school shooting shakes up education community ~  January 10th, 2013
• GOP lawmakers recommend 7-year freeze on college fees ~  January 8th, 2013
• Latest draft of science standards ready for review ~  January 8th, 2013
• LAUSD beefs up police presence for opening day ~  January 7th, 2013
• California still awash in guns despite pioneering gun regulations ~  December 21st, 2012
• California teachers retirement fund threat triggers sale of gun company ~  December 19th, 2012